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Welcome to Arney ...

Arney is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Arney is located in Castro County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Arney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Arney is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Arney is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Arney, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Arney: (806)

Communities Also Named Arney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arney - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arney.

Communities near Arney ...

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

  • Hereford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Dimmitt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Nazareth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dawn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
    • Dawn is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawn <4>
  • Umbarger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hart
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Hart is located in Castro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <4>
  • Tulia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulia
    • Tulia is located in Swisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulia <4>
  • Canyon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Summerfield is located in Castro County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <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 Arney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arney ...

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

Adding Arney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Arney in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Arney post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arney.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arney. 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 Castro, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Arney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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