Welcome to Arcadia ...

Arcadia is located in Duchesne County<1>.

Arcadia was settled in 1908.

Arcadia is 5,380 feet [1,640 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arcadia is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Arcadia lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Arcadia: 435

The community of Arcadia was previously named Red Cap.

Communities Also Named Arcadia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Arcadia: This one is located in Duchesne County and the other is located in Davis County.

Beyond Utah, there are 43 communities that are also named Arcadia - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Arcadia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.duchesne.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Arcadia, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Arcadia ...

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

• Roosevelt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roosevelt
  • From Arcadia to Roosevelt
• Duchesne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchesne
  • Duchesne is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,725 people
  • Former names for Duchesne:
  • Dora
  • Theodore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duchesne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Duchesne
  • From Arcadia to Duchesne
• Ballard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Uintah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ballard
  • From Arcadia to Ballard
• Myton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myton
  • Myton is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Myton
  • From Arcadia to Myton
• Altamont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Altamont
  • From Arcadia to Altamont
• Bridgeland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeland
  • Bridgeland is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bridgeland
  • From Arcadia to Bridgeland
• Upalco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalco
  • Upalco is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Upalco
  • From Arcadia to Upalco
• Ioka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ioka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
  • Ioka is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ioka
  • From Arcadia to Ioka
• Mount Emmons
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Emmons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Emmons
  • Mount Emmons is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Emmons
  • From Arcadia to Mount Emmons
• Bluebell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
  • Bluebell is located in Duchesne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluebell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluebell
  • From Arcadia to Bluebell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcadia ...

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

Adding Arcadia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Arcadia post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcadia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Duchesne County: www.duchesnegov.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/