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Welcome to Arlene ...

Arlene is located in Missaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arlene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Arlene is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Arlene: 231

Communities near Arlene ...

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

  • Cadillac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <3>
  • Manton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McBain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fife Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
  • Cutcheon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
  • Haring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Haring is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
  • Missaukee Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlene ...

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

Adding Arlene to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arlene post office opened in 1903. The Arlene post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlene.

Footnotes ...

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