Welcome to Arch ...

Arch is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Arch is 3,920 feet [1,195 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Arch is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Arch lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Arch (for example, toward Sudan (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Arch: 575

Communities Also Named Arch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Arch - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Utah.

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

Communities near Arch ...

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

• Portales
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
  • Portales is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Portales
  • From Arch to Portales
• Farwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <3>
• Dora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Dora is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dora
  • From Arch to Dora
• Causey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
  • Causey is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Causey <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Causey
  • From Arch to Causey
• Rogers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Roosevelt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rogers
  • From Arch to Rogers
• Stegall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Stegall is located in Bailey County (TX)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stegall
  • From Arch to Stegall
• Texico
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
  • Texico is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Texico
  • From Arch to Texico
• Clovis
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clovis
  • From Arch to Clovis
• Maple
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maple is located in Bailey County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maple
  • From Arch to Maple
• Floyd
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arch ...

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

Adding Arch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arch post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arch.