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Welcome to Arnold ...

Arnold is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arnold, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Arnold is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Arnold: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Arnold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Arnold: This one is located in Morgan County and the other is located in Carroll County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 39 communities that are also named Arnold - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (3), Georgia (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Arnold ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Jacksonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Winchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Virginia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Virginia is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <4>
  • New Berlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
    • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
  • Waverly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Plains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <4>
  • Loami
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loami have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
    • Loami is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <4>
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <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 Arnold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arnold.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arnold ...

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

Adding Arnold to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Arnold post office opened in 1888.

We also found Arnold in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arnold.

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arnold - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Arnold area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Arnold 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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