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Welcome to Arthyde ...

Arthyde is located in Aitkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arthyde, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Arthyde is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Arthyde ...

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

  • Moose Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandstone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sturgeon Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Willow River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Askov
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Finlayson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutledge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutledge is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Kettle River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McGrath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Denham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Denham is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 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 Arthyde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arthyde.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arthyde ...

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

Adding Arthyde to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arthyde post office opened in 1909. The Arthyde post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arthyde.

Footnotes ...

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