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Welcome to Arapahoe ...

Arapahoe is located in Fremont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arapahoe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Arapahoe is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arapahoe is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Arapahoe: 307

The ZIP code for Arapahoe: 82510<3>

Communities Also Named Arapahoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Arapahoe - they are located in Colorado (4), Kansas (2), Nebraska and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Arapahoe ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arapahoe ...

Looking for more information about Arapahoe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arapahoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arapahoe.

Adding Arapahoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arapahoe 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 (so far) for Arapahoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arapahoe post office opened in 1906. The Arapahoe post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arapahoe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arapahoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Arapahoe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arapahoe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/