Tafton, Arkansas

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Tafton is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States.

It is in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Metropolitan Area. It is located just north of Wrightsville, Arkansas. It is the second ward. 34°37′09″N92°13′16″W / 34.619040°N 92.221210°W / 34.619040; -92.221210

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