Alma Wedding

Alma is a town located in Crawford County in western Arkansas. It is about 13 miles from the Oklahoma border along the I-40 corridor. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,160.

Alma is located at 3529'17" North, 9413'15" West (35.488013, -94.220796)GR1. Alma has no airport, and the train station, which is in a state of dilapidation, does not accommodate passengers. Much of its commerce derives from interstate highway traffic, as Interstates 40 and 540, as well as U.S. Highways 64 and 71, pass through the town.

The town gets its water supply from Lake Alma, which is perched above the town on the northeast, held back by a tall earthen dam that blocks Little Frog Bayou. Lake Alma is the reservoir that supplies the town's tap water, which is often tainted by algae levels in the lake. There are many other manmade ponds in the area, along the many streams that cut through the rolling hills.