Welcome to Arling ...

Arling is located in Valley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arling, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Arling is 4,830 feet [1,472 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Arling is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Arling (for example, toward Richland (OR)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Telephone area codes for Arling: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities near Arling ...

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

• McCall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
  • McCall is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall <5>
• Cascade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <5>
• Donnelly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
  • Donnelly is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnelly <5>
• Roseberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
  • Roseberry is located in Valley County
• Belvidere
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Valley County
• Lake Fork
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
  • Lake Fork is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Fork <5>
• Warm Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Lake
  • Warm Lake is located in Valley County
• Indian Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
  • Indian Valley is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Valley <5>
• Mesa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <5>
• Council
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Council is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arling ...

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

Adding Arling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arling 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 Arling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arling post office opened in 1915.

We also found Arling mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arling.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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