Welcome to Arch ...

Arch is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Arch is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Arch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Arch: (918) and (539)<3>

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, New Mexico 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.

• McAlester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on McAlester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <4>
• Krebs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Krebs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <4>
• Hartshorne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
  • Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <4>
• Haileyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haileyville
  • Haileyville is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Haileyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haileyville <4>
• Kiowa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
• Savanna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <4>
• Alderson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Alderson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <4>
• Pittsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Pittsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Blanco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Blanco is located in Pittsburg County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanco <4>
• Chambers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
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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.<6>

From that list, the Arch post office opened in 1909.

We also found Arch on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/