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Welcome to Arcadia ...

Arcadia is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arcadia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Arcadia is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Arcadia: 401

Communities Also Named Arcadia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Arcadia - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Arcadia ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Arcadia ...

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

  • Warwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Coventry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • South Kingstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Warwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
  • North Kingstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
  • Westerly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
  • Stonington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
  • Narragansett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Narragansett is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
  • Plainfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 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 Arcadia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arcadia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcadia ...

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

Adding Arcadia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arcadia 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 Arcadia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Arcadia post office opened in 1850. The Arcadia post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcadia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arcadia - 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/