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Welcome to Arneckeville ...

Arneckeville is located

Arneckeville is located in DeWitt County<1>.


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


The pronunciation of Arneckeville: ARE-nicky-vill<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arneckeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Arneckeville is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Arneckeville is within the boundaries of the (361) area code.

Communities near Arneckeville ...

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

  • Cuero
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Yorktown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Meyersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
    • Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <5>
  • Thomaston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ander
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
    • Ander is located in Goliad County
  • Weser
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
    • Weser is located in Goliad County
  • Nursery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
  • Weesatche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kilgore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Kilgore is located in Goliad County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arneckeville ...

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

Adding Arneckeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arneckeville 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 Arneckeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arneckeville post office opened in 1872.

We also found Arneckeville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arneckeville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including DeWitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Arneckeville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arneckeville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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