Do you know of Arkins ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Arkins. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Arkins.<1>

Our sources for Arkins (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Arkins other than they indicate that Arkins would be found somewhere in Larimer County, Colorado.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1887 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Arkins ...

We found one communities that share the name Arkins.

Within Colorado, the name Arkins is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Arkins in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Izard County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Arkins [Izard County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Arkins ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Arkins:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Arkins - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

More Orphans in  Larimer County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Larimer County.