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Welcome to Arah ...

Arah is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Arah is located in Scurry County<1>.

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.<2> 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

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)
  • Fluvanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ira
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gail
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dunn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuthbert ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
  • Justiceburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Hermleigh
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Buford
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buford is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Westbrook
    (28 miles [45.1 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 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 (so far) for Arah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Arah post office opened in 1907. The Arah post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arah.

Footnotes ...

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