THE FULTON COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Plateau setting.
Fulton County has 618 square miles of land in Arkansas. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Fulton County: Central Plateau, 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
Fulton County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Central Plateau99.8%
- White River Hills0.2%
Finding your parcel within Fulton County
The atlas lists 7 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Fulton County, including Cherokee Village, Horseshoe Bend, Ash Flat. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Fulton County by land and water
The Census records 2.46 square miles of water within Fulton County, or 0.4% of its total area. That share is close to Fulton County’s 0.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fulton County has 256.2 times the land area of nearby Salem city (2.41 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Baxter County, Izard County, Sharp County within Arkansas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

