Welcome to Arkansaw ...
Arkansaw is located in Pepin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arkansaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
Arkansaw is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Arkansaw lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Arkansaw: 715 & 534<3>
Communities near Arkansaw ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arkansaw.
- Menomonie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
- Mondovi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Wabasha
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
- Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <5>
- Durand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Durand
- From Arkansaw to Durand
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spring Valley
- From Arkansaw to Spring Valley
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Pepin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pepin
- From Arkansaw to Pepin
- Plum City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Arkansaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arkansaw.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arkansaw. 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 Arkansaw.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arkansaw. See our Newspapers Page for Arkansaw.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arkansaw ...
Looking for more information about Arkansaw? 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 Arkansaw, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arkansaw.
Adding Arkansaw to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arkansaw 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 Arkansaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Arkansaw post office opened in 1866.
We also found Arkansaw in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arkansaw.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arkansaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pepin County: www.co.pepin.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Pepin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arkansaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Arkansaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Arkansaw area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |