Welcome to Arah ...

Arah is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Arah is located in Scurry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Arah is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Arah is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Arah: (325)

Communities near Arah ...

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

• Snyder
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Snyder is located in Scurry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,005 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Snyder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <4>
• Fluvanna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluvanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fluvanna is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fluvanna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fluvanna <4>
• Ira
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ira is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Ira
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ira <4>
• Gail
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gail is located in Borden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Gail
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gail <4>
• Dunn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunn is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Dunn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
• Cuthbert ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuthbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
• Justiceburg
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Justiceburg is located in Garza County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justiceburg
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Justiceburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justiceburg <4>
• Hermleigh
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Hermleigh is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermleigh
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hermleigh
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermleigh <4>
• Buford
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buford is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Buford
• Westbrook
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westbrook is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Westbrook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arah ...

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

Adding Arah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arah in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arah post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/