Welcome to Arden ...

Arden is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Arden is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Arden is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Arden: 417

Communities Also Named Arden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Arden - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Arden ...

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

• Rogersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rogersville
  • From Arden to Rogersville
• Ava
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ava
  • From Arden to Ava
• Sparta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Seymour
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
• Mansfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mansfield
  • From Arden to Mansfield
• Fordland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland
  • Fordland is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordland <3>
• Diggins
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diggins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
  • Diggins is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
• Bradleyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
  • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
• Johns Mills ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
  • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
• Elkhead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
  • Elkhead is located in Christian County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkhead
  • From Arden to Elkhead

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arden ...

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

Adding Arden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Arden post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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