Welcome to Arden ...
So far, we found very little information about Arden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Arden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arden, please Contact Us.
Arden was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Arden would have been located within present day Irion County<2>.
The location of Arden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Arden is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Arden was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Arden once stood is in the (325) area code.
Communities Also Named Arden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Arden - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arden.
Communities near Arden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arden.
- San Angelo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Angelo
- San Angelo is located in Tom Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Angelo <5>
- Mertzon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertzon
- Mertzon is located in Irion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mertzon <5>
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Sherwood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Sherwood is located in Irion County
- Carlsbad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlsbad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
- Carlsbad is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <5>
- Knickerbocker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
- Knickerbocker is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knickerbocker <5>
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <5>
- Grape Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grape Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
- Christoval
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christoval
- Christoval is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christoval <5>
- Orient
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Arden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arden. 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 Arden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arden. See our Newspapers Page for Arden.
Adding Arden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arden 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 Arden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Arden post office opened in 1890.
We also found Arden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Irion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |