Welcome to Arden ...

Arden is located in Barbour County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Arden, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Arden is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Arden: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Arden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Arden: This one is located in Barbour County and the other is located in Berkeley County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 22 communities that are also named Arden - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Arden ...

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

• Clarksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <5>
• Bridgeport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Buckhannon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <5>
• Grafton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Philippi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <5>
• Pleasant Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Belington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <5>
• Stonewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
  • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
• Nutter Fort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
  • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
• Parsons
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Tucker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arden ...

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

Adding Arden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arden 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 Arden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Arden post office opened in 1884.

We also found Arden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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