Welcome to Arpelar ...

Arpelar is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

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

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

Arpelar is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Arpelar: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities near Arpelar ...

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

• McAlester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <5>
• Krebs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <5>
• Kiowa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <5>
• Savanna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <5>
• Alderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Calvin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Calvin is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <5>
• Pittsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Stuart
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <5>
• Lamar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <5>
• Indianola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arpelar ...

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

Adding Arpelar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arpelar 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 Arpelar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arpelar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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