Welcome to Arp ...
Arp is located in Irwin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arp, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Arp is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Arp lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Arp: 229
Communities Also Named Arp ...
While we believe that this Arp is located in Irwin County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Arp. Those communities are located in the following counties: Banks and Ben Hill County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 5 communities that are also named Arp - they are located in Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arp.
Communities near Arp ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arp.
- Fitzgerald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ocilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
- Ocilla is located in Irwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <3>
- Ashburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rochelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <3>
- Sycamore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pitts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rebecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irwinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
- Irwinville is located in Irwin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <3>
- Owensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owensboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
- Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owensboro
- From Arp to Owensboro
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 Arp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arp.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arp. 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 Arp.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arp. See our Newspapers Page for Arp.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arp ...
Looking for more information about Arp? 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 Arp, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arp.
Adding Arp to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arp 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 Arp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Arp post office opened in 1910. The Arp post office closed in 1932.
We also found Arp
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arp.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Irwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |