Welcome to Arley ...

Arley is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Arley is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Arley: (816)

Communities Also Named Arley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arley - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Arley ...

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

• Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Gladstone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Excelsior Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
  • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <4>
• Kearney
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <4>
• Smithville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Parkville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
  • Parkville is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <4>
• North Kansas City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kansas City
  • North Kansas City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kansas City <4>
• Platte City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
  • Platte City is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <4>
• Riverside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Pleasant Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 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 Arley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arley ...

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

Adding Arley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arley post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycogov.com/

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