Welcome to Arnott ...
Arnott is located in Portage County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Arnott, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arnott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Arnott is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Arnott lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Arnott: (715) and (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Arnott ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arnott - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arnott.
Communities near Arnott ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arnott.
- Stevens Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Plover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Waupaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Whiting
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Biron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Park Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
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 Arnott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arnott.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arnott. 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 Arnott.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arnott. See our Newspapers Page for Arnott.
Adding Arnott to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arnott 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 Arnott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Arnott post office opened in 1882.
We also found Arnott in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arnott.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arnott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Portage County: www.co.portage.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 Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arnott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |