Independence County, AR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Independence County, Arkansas, shaded from 210 ft on the southeast side to 1,210 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,210 ft 370 m960 ft 290 m830 ft 255 m580 ft 180 m330 ft 100 m210 ft 65 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Independence County averages about 450 ft (140 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 210 ft on the southeast side to 1,210 ft on the west side.

Average elevation
450 ft 140 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,210 ft 370 m
on the west side
Lowest
210 ft 65 m
on the southeast side

Independence County spans about 1,000 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land450 ft140 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the west side
1,210 ft370 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
210 ft65 m

Elevation profile, south to north

28 mi south to north through Batesville.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Independence County, Arkansas, shaded from 210 ft on the southeast side to 1,210 ft on the west side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Arkansas, United States
Population
38,345 2024 est.
Land area
763.7 sq mi + 7.8 sq mi water
Density
50 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform regions
Ozark Plateaus 84%, Ouachita 12%
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Stone County910 ft
  2. Cleburne County750 ft
  3. Izard County660 ft
  4. Sharp County560 ft
  5. Independence County450 ft
  6. White County340 ft
  7. Lawrence County310 ft
  8. Jackson County260 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Round Mountain, Independence County1,140 ft
  • Jamestown Mountain1,040 ft
  • Bailey Mountain, Independence County930 ft
  • Bald Knob, Independence County900 ft
  • Dean Mountain, Independence County890 ft
All 14 towns in Independence County by typical elevation
  1. Floral780 ft
  2. Cushman750 ft
  3. Cave City partly650 ft
  4. Bethesda610 ft
  5. Pleasant Plains590 ft
  6. Salado450 ft
  7. Southside430 ft
  8. Moorefield390 ft
  9. Batesville360 ft
  10. Sulphur Rock330 ft
  11. Desha320 ft
  12. Newark290 ft
  13. Magness270 ft
  14. Oil Trough240 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 130 ft at 35.8643° N, 91.3254° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.