THE BENTON COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Springfield Plateau setting.
Benton County has 847.7 square miles of land in Arkansas. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Benton County: Springfield Plateau, Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills, White River Hills.
Wooded uplands over limestone, dolomite and sandstone characterize the Ozarks. Springs, caves and spring-fed streams are widespread regional features within a landscape of uneven plateaus and valleys.
Regional context: Ozark Highlands ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Benton County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Springfield Plateau49.3%
- Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills48.1%
- White River Hills2.7%
Finding your parcel within Benton County
The atlas lists 24 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Benton County, including Springdale, Bella Vista, Rogers. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Benton County by land and water
The Census records 36.6 square miles of water within Benton County, or 4.1% of its total area. That share is close to Benton County’s 4.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Benton County has 23.9 times the land area of nearby Bentonville city (35.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Carroll County, Madison County, Washington County within Arkansas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

