Welcome to Arba ...

Arba is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arba, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Arba is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Arba lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Arba is located in the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Arba ...

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

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

Communities near Arba ...

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

• Goldsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
  • Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <4>
• Kinston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
  • Kinston is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <4>
• Winterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <4>
• Ayden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
  • Ayden is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <4>
• Farmville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Grifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
  • Grifton is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <4>
• La Grange
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Snow Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <4>
• Fremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Walnut Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 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 Arba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arba.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arba ...

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

Adding Arba to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arba post office opened in 1899.

We also found Arba on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arba.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.co.greene.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/