Big Flat, Arkansas

About Big Flat

Big Flat is a tiny community in northern Arkansas with an estimated population of 92.

Big Flat holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.14 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 81 residents per square mile.

📰 Big Flat News Today

• Obituary: Pauline Cox White River Now · Apr 22
• Angela Dawn "Buffalo" Markel Obituary (2026) - Big Flat, AR - Cantlon-Otterness & Viets Funeral Home - Buffalo Legacy | Obituary · May 28
• Estella Sisk Obituary Apr 1, 2005 Printy Funeral Home · Aug 4
• Stephen Lee Mollenkof KRZK 106.3 · May 14
• Sam Obituary | Roller Funeral Homes | Marshall, AR Tribute Archive · May 22

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What Makes Big Flat Unique

• The only place in America named Big Flat — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 92 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Big Flat

• Big Flat School Park reviews ★

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