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Welcome to Arcus ...

Arcus is located in Coffee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arcus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Arcus is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Arcus (for example, toward Fort Gaines (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Arcus: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Arcus ...

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

  • Enterprise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
  • Level Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Level Plains is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
  • Brundidge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Brockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brantley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ariton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ariton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Goshen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jack is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcus ...

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

Adding Arcus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arcus in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Arcus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arcus post office opened in 1901. The Arcus post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arcus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Arcus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Arcus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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