Welcome to Arthur ...
So far, we found very little information about Arthur. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Arthur to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arthur, please Contact Us.
Arthur would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Arthur has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arthur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Arthur is 6,340 feet [1,932 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Arthur is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Arthur was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Arthur still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Arthur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Arthur - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arthur.
Communities near Arthur ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arthur.
- Wood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
- Lamoille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <5>
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Deeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
- Deeth is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <5>
- Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <5>
- Sprucemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucemont
- Sprucemont is located in Elko County
- Wells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
- Coin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Spruce ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 Arthur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arthur.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arthur. 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 Arthur.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arthur. See our Newspapers Page for Arthur.
Adding Arthur to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arthur 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 Arthur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Arthur post office opened in 1881.
We also found Arthur on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arthur.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arthur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |