Welcome to Arbor ...

Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Arbor is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Arbor is located in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Arbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Arbor - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Arbor ...

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

• Cape Girardeau
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Cape Girardeau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <4>
• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Jackson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Scott City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott City is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Scott City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <4>
• Chaffee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chaffee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Chaffee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <4>
• Marble Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Marble Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <4>
• Advance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Advance is located in Stoddard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Advance
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <4>
• Oran
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oran is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Oran
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <4>
• Benton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Benton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Morley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morley is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Morley
• Kelso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelso is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Kelso
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arbor ...

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

Adding Arbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arbor 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 Arbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arbor post office opened in 1884.

We also found Arbor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arbor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/