Welcome to Arapahoe ...

Arapahoe is located in Fremont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arapahoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Arapahoe is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arapahoe is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Arapahoe lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Arapahoe is located in the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Arapahoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Arapahoe - they are located in Colorado (4), Kansas (2), Nebraska and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Arapahoe ...

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

• Riverton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <3>
• Lander
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
  • Lander is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lander <3>
• Hudson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Ethete
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethete
  • Ethete is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethete <3>
• Johnstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fremont County
• Boulder Flats
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Flats
  • Boulder Flats is located in Fremont County
• Kinnear
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnear
  • Kinnear is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinnear <3>
• Fort Washakie
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Washakie
  • Fort Washakie is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Washakie <3>
• Pavillion
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
  • Pavillion is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavillion <3>
• Shoshoni
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshoni
  • Shoshoni is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoshoni <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arapahoe ...

Looking for more information about Arapahoe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arapahoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arapahoe.

Adding Arapahoe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arapahoe post office opened in 1906.

We also found Arapahoe on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arapahoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/