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Welcome to Arnold ...

Arnold is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arnold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Arnold is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Arnold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Arnold - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (3), Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Arnold ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncounty.org/

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

Communities near Arnold ...

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

  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dublin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dublin is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
  • Delaware
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hilliard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Worthington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Powell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Powell is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <3>
  • Grandview Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arnold ...

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

Adding Arnold to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arnold 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 (so far) for Arnold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Arnold post office opened in 1894. The Arnold post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arnold.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arnold - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/