Welcome to Arnold ...

Arnold is located

Arnold is located in Collin County<1>.

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

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

Arnold is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Arnold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Arnold - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (3), Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Arnold ...

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

• McKinney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
  • McKinney is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKinney <4>
• Wylie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
  • Wylie is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <4>
• Greenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Anna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
• Princeton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Melissa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
  • Melissa is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melissa <4>
• Fairview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Lucas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Lucas is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
• Van Alstyne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Alstyne
  • Van Alstyne is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Alstyne <4>
• Lavon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
  • Lavon is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <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 Arnold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arnold.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arnold ...

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

Adding Arnold to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arnold 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 for Arnold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arnold post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arnold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

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