Welcome to Ari ...

Ari is primarily located in Allen County<1>. A portion of Ari extends into Noble County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ari, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Ari is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ari: 260

Communities near Ari ...

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

• Fort Wayne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Wayne
  • From Ari to Fort Wayne
• New Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Haven
  • From Ari to New Haven
• Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Auburn
  • From Ari to Auburn
• Kendallville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <3>
• Columbia City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <3>
• Huntertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huntertown
  • From Ari to Huntertown
• Garrett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garrett
  • From Ari to Garrett
• Leo-Cedarville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
  • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
• Avilla
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
  • Avilla is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avilla <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Avilla
  • From Ari to Avilla
• Albion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Albion
  • From Ari to Albion

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ari ...

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

Adding Ari to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Ari post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ari.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allen County: www.co.allen.in.us/

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