Welcome to Arba ...

Arba is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arba, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Arba is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Arba lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Arba: (765)

Communities Also Named Arba ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arba - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Arba ...

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

• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Greenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Winchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
• Union City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
• Arcanum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <3>
• Hagerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <3>
• Union City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
• New Paris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Preble County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <3>
• New Madison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madison
  • New Madison is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madison <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arba ...

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

Adding Arba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arba 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 Arba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arba post office opened in 1849.

We also found Arba in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arba.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov