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Welcome to Arpan ...

Arpan is located in Butte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arpan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Arpan is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Arpan is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Arpan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Arpan: 605

Communities near Arpan ...

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

  • Belle Fourche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Onge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nisland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Castle Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Rock is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • North Spearfish
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
  • Spearfish
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitewood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arpan ...

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

Adding Arpan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arpan post office opened in 1911. The Arpan post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arpan.

Footnotes ...

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