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Welcome to Arden ...

Arden is located in Berkeley County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Arden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Arden is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Arden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Arden: (304) & (681)<3>

Websites for Arden ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleycounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Arden, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Arden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Arden: This one is located in Berkeley County and the other is located in Barbour County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 22 communities that are also named Arden - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Arden ...

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

  • Winchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Martinsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Charles Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ranson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Berryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Williamsport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
  • Shepherdstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
    • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <4>
  • Keedysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
    • Keedysville is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <4>
  • Bolivar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Arden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arden ...

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

Adding Arden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arden 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 Arden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arden post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arden.

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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