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Welcome to Arcola ...

Arcola is located in Laramie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arcola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Arcola is 5,580 feet [1,701 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Arcola is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Arcola: 307

Communities Also Named Arcola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Arcola - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (5), Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Arcola ...

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

  • Cheyenne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Burns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpenter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hereford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Egbert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Egbert is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
  • South Greeley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • South Greeley is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
  • Ranchettes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ranchettes is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchettes
  • Pine Bluffs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcola ...

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

Adding Arcola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arcola 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 Arcola was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Laramie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arcola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.