Welcome to Arkton ...

Arkton is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arkton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Arkton is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Arkton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Arkton: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Arkton ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Bridgewater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Luray
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
• Broadway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Elkton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Timberville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• Shenandoah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• New Market
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Mount Jackson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
• Stanley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <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 Arkton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arkton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arkton ...

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

Adding Arkton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Arkton post office opened in 1885.

We also found Arkton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arkton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/