Welcome to Arrington ...

Arrington is located in Atchison County<1>.

Arrington was founded in 1855.

Arrington is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Arrington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Arrington is within the boundaries of the (913) area code.

The community of Arrington has also been called Arrington Mineral Springs. and Arrington Springs. For more information about the names of Arrington, see The Names of Arrington on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Arrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Arrington - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arrington.

Communities near Arrington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arrington.

• Holton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
  • Holton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
• Horton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Horton is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horton <4>
• Valley Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
  • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Valley Falls has also been known as:
  • Sautrelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <4>
• Meriden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <4>
• Hoyt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <4>
• Ozawkie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozawkie
  • Ozawkie is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozawkie <4>
• Nortonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
• Winchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Effingham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <4>
• Wetmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <4>

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 Arrington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arrington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arrington. 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 Arrington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arrington. See our Newspapers Page for Arrington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arrington ...

Looking for more information about Arrington? 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 Arrington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arrington.

Adding Arrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arrington 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 Arrington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arrington post office opened in 1879.

We also found Arrington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arrington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arrington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/