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Welcome to Arbor Hill ...

Arbor Hill is located in Adair County<1>.


The location of Arbor Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Arbor Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Arbor Hill is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Arbor Hill: (641)

Communities Also Named Arbor Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arbor Hill - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Arbor Hill ...

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

  • Winterset
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stuart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
  • Earlham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
    • Earlham is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <4>
  • DeSoto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Redfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Adair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Adair is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <4>
  • Fontanelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Dexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Casey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
    • Casey is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arbor Hill ...

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

Adding Arbor Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arbor Hill 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 Arbor Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arbor Hill.

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arbor Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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