Blytheville is the county seat and the largest city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is approximately 60 miles (100 km) north of West Memphis. The population was 13,406 at the 2020 census, down from 15,620 in 2010.
Blytheville City Park
The control tower of the Arkansas Aeroplex (former Blytheville Air Force Base) in 2023.
The Greyhound Bus Station is one of eight sites in Blytheville listed on the National Register of Historic Places
That Bookstore in Blytheville
Mississippi County, Arkansas
Mississippi County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,685. There are two county seats, Blytheville and Osceola. The county is named for the Mississippi River which borders the county to the east. Mississippi County is part of the First Congressional District in Arkansas.
Mississippi County Courthouse, Osceola
Control Tower for the Arkansas Aeroplex, formerly Blytheville Air Force Base. The Aeroplex contains the longest runway in the state.
A steel plant rises behind a soybean field in Mississippi County