Welcome to Arden ...

Arden is located in Orange County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Arden is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Arden ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Arden, the following might be of interest:

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, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, 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.

• Spring Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Palm Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Newburgh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Ossining
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <4>
• Peekskill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
• Beacon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
• Haverstraw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>
• Woodbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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>

From that list, the Arden post office opened in 1888.

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 Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/