THE IZARD COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Plateau setting.
Izard County has 580.2 square miles of land in Arkansas. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Izard County: Central Plateau, White River Hills, Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk 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
Izard County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Central Plateau65.3%
- White River Hills30.2%
- Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills4.5%
Finding your parcel within Izard County
The atlas lists 10 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Izard County, including Horseshoe Bend, Melbourne, Oxford. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Izard County by land and water
The Census records 3.7 square miles of water within Izard County, or 0.6% of its total area. That share is close to Izard County’s 0.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Izard County has 83.5 times the land area of nearby Melbourne city (6.95 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Baxter County, Fulton County, Independence County, Sharp County, Stone County within Arkansas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

