Welcome to Arbela ...

Arbela is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arbela, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Arbela is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Arbela ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Arbela - they are located in Michigan and Missouri.

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

Websites for Arbela ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncounty.org/

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

Communities near Arbela ...

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

• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Marysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <3>
• Kenton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <3>
• Richwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <3>
• North Lewisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewisburg
  • North Lewisburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Lewisburg <3>
• Prospect
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <3>
• Belle Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
  • Belle Center is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
• Ostrander
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ostrander have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
  • Ostrander is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ostrander <3>
• La Rue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
  • La Rue is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
• West Mansfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
  • West Mansfield is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 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 Arbela. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arbela.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arbela ...

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

Adding Arbela to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Arbela post office opened in 1887.

We also found Arbela in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arbela.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/