Welcome to Arago ...

Arago is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arago, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Arago is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Arago lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Arago: (541) & (458)<3>

Communities Also Named Arago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Arago - they are located in Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Arago ...

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

• Coos Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos Bay
  • Coos Bay is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coos Bay <4>
• Coquille
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coquille have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
  • Coquille is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <4>
• Bandon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandon
  • Bandon is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandon <4>
• Myrtle Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Point
  • Myrtle Point is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Point <4>
• Powers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <4>
• Gravelford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
  • Gravelford is located in Coos County
• Broadbent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbent
  • Broadbent is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadbent <4>
• Parkersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Coos County
• Bridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
  • Bridge is located in Coos County
• Twomile
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
  • Twomile is located in Coos County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arago ...

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

Adding Arago to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arago post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arago.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/