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Welcome to Arcola ...Although we found mention of Arcola during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Arcola was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists.. We've added Arcola to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arcola, please Contact Us. The location of Arcola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Arcola, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Arcola is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where we believe that Arcola might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time We believe that Arcola would be found within the (785) area code. Communities Also Named Arcola ...While we believe that this Arcola is located in Ellsworth County, we know of another 4 Kansas communities named Arcola. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cowley, Jefferson, Scott and Sumner County. Beyond Kansas, there are 21 communities that are also named Arcola - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arcola. Communities near Arcola ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arcola.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arcola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arcola. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arcola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arcola. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arcola. See our Newspapers Page for Arcola. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcola ...Looking for more information about Arcola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Arcola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arcola. Adding Arcola to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Arcola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arcola was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Arcola on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcola. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Ellsworth County: www.ellsworthcounty.org The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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