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Welcome to Arcadia ...

So far, we found very little information about Arcadia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Arcadia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arcadia, please Contact Us.


Arcadia would have been located within present day Issaquena County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arcadia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Arcadia is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Arcadia was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Arcadia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Arcadia - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Arcadia ...

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

  • Tallulah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tallulah is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <4>
  • Lake Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Mayersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Forest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
  • Cary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cary is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Pioneer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
  • Sondheimer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chotard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chotard is located in Issaquena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
  • Omega
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega

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

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

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

Adding Arcadia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arcadia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Arcadia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arcadia post office opened in 1882. The Arcadia post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcadia.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arcadia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Issaquena, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arcadia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/