Welcome to Arcola ...

Arcola is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Arcola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arcola, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Arcola is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Arcola is located in the (651) area code.

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), Louisiana, Maryland, 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.

• Saint Paul
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Woodbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
• Maplewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplewood <4>
• Oakdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <4>
• Shoreview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreview
  • Shoreview is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreview <4>
• White Bear Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Lake
  • White Bear Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bear Lake <4>
• Lino Lakes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lino Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lino Lakes
  • Lino Lakes is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lino Lakes <4>
• Forest Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Forest Lake is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lake <4>
• Stillwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <4>
• River Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
  • River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 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 for Arcola was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/