Editing Poinsett County, Arkansas (section)

==Geography==
{{See also|Arkansas delta|Crowley's Ridge}}

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|764|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|758|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.2|sqmi}} (0.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> Located in Arkansas's northeast corner, the county is bisected by [[Crowley's Ridge]] and the [[L'Anguille River]] which both pass north–south through the county.<ref>{{cite map |title= Poinsett County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PoinsettCounty.pdf |format= PDF |cartography= Planning and Research Division |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |date= November 20, 2009 |access-date= September 27, 2012 |archive-date= February 15, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120215223825/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/counties/county%20PDFs/PoinsettCounty.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> The soils in the eastern part of the county have been deposited by the [[Mississippi River]] and are mostly used for cotton farming. Western Poinsett County is generally dedicated to rice fields. [[Lake Poinsett State Park]] is centrally located within the county.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Lake Poinsett State Park |url= http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/!userfiles/pdfs/L-POINST-05.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306172503/http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/!userfiles/pdfs/L-POINST-05.pdf |archive-date=March 6, 2013 |url-status=live |year= 2005 |publisher= [[Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism]] |access-date= September 27, 2012 }}</ref>

===Major highways===
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*[[Image:I-555 (AR 1961).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 555]]
*[[Image:US 49 (AR).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 49]]
*[[Image:US 63 (AR).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 63]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 1.svg|20px]] [[Highway 1 (Arkansas)|Highway 1]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 14.svg|20px]] [[Highway 14 (Arkansas)|Highway 14]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 18.svg|20px]] [[Highway 18 (Arkansas)|Highway 18]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 69.svg|20px]] [[Highway 69 (Arkansas)|Highway 69]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 75.svg|20px]] [[Highway 75 (Arkansas)|Highway 75]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 118.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 118|Highway 118]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 135.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 135|Highway 135]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 136.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 136|Highway 136]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 140.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 140|Highway 140]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 149.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 149|Highway 149]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 158.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 158|Highway 158]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 163.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 163|Highway 163]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 198.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 198|Highway 198]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 214.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 214|Highway 214]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 308.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 308|Highway 308]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 322.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 322|Highway 322]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 373.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 373|Highway 373]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 463.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 463|Highway 463]]
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===Adjacent counties===
*[[Craighead County, Arkansas|Craighead County]] (north)
*[[Mississippi County, Arkansas|Mississippi County]] (east)
*[[Crittenden County, Arkansas|Crittenden County]] (southeast)
*[[Cross County, Arkansas|Cross County]] (south)
*[[Jackson County, Arkansas|Jackson County]] (west)