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Welcome to Arcola ...

Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arcola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

Arcola is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Arcola: 985

Communities Also Named Arcola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Arcola - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (5), Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Arcola ...

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

  • Hammond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Amite City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kentwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Independence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Tangipahoa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tickfaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Greensburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Osyka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <3>
  • Montpelier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcola ...

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

Adding Arcola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arcola post office opened in 1865. The Arcola post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcola.

Footnotes ...

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