THE MARION COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
White River Hills setting.
Marion County has 596.6 square miles of land in Arkansas. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Marion County: White River Hills, Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills, Springfield Plateau, among others.
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
Marion County intersects 4 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- White River Hills63.7%
- Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills27.7%
- Springfield Plateau5.6%
- Central Plateau2.9%
Finding your parcel within Marion County
The atlas lists 6 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Marion County, including Bull Shoals, Yellville, Flippin. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Marion County by land and water
The Census records 43.6 square miles of water within Marion County, or 6.8% of its total area. That share is close to Marion County’s 6.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marion County has 494.7 times the land area of nearby Summit city (1.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Baxter County, Boone County, Searcy County within Arkansas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

