THE JONESBORO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Bluff Hills setting.
Jonesboro city has 80.2 square miles of land in Craighead County. Its Census reference point is in Bluff Hills, within Mississippi Valley Loess Plains.
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Regional context: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Jonesboro and Craighead County
Jonesboro is associated with Craighead County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Jonesboro by land and water
The Census records 0.55 square miles of water within Jonesboro, or 0.7% of its total area. That share is close to Craighead County’s 0.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Jonesboro city has 9.9 times the land area of nearby Brookland city (8.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

