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Welcome to Arvel ...

Arvel is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arvel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Arvel is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Arvel: 606

Communities near Arvel ...

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

  • Irvine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Beattyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McKee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Annville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Booneville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Foxtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Foxtown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
  • Heidelberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Heidelberg is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
  • Idamay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Idamay is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
  • Lynch Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arvel ...

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

Adding Arvel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arvel 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 Arvel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Arvel post office opened in 1916. The Arvel post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arvel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arvel - 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/