Welcome to Arbala ...

Arbala is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Arbala is located in Hopkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arbala, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Arbala is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Arbala: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities near Arbala ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Sulphur Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>
• Quitman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Quitman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
• Emory
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Emory
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <5>
• East Tawakoni
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
  • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on East Tawakoni
• Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <5>
• Cumby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
  • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Cumby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <5>
• Como
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Como
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Lone Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lone Oak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <5>
• Alba
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Alba
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <5>
• Yantis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
  • Yantis is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Yantis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arbala ...

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

Adding Arbala to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arbala 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 Arbala was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Arbala in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Arbala post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arbala.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

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