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Welcome to Artic ...

Artic is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Artic, you might consider that their post office opened in 1845.

Artic is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Artic: 260

Communities Also Named Artic ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Artic - they are located in Georgia, New York, Rhode Island and Washington.

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

Communities near Artic ...

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

  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Angola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bryan is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <3>
  • Garrett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Montpelier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterloo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Edgerton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <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 Artic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Artic.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artic ...

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

Adding Artic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Artic 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 (so far) for Artic was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Artic post office opened in 1845. The Artic post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Artic.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Artic - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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