Welcome to Arcola ...

Arcola is located in Laramie County<1>.

The location of Arcola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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

Arcola is within the (307) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
• Burns
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
• Grover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>
• Carpenter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <4>
• Hillsdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <4>
• Hereford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hereford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <4>
• Egbert
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
  • Egbert is located in Laramie County
• South Greeley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
  • South Greeley is located in Laramie County
• Ranchettes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchettes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchettes
  • Ranchettes is located in Laramie County
• Pine Bluffs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluffs
  • Pine Bluffs is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Bluffs <4>

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 for Arcola was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Arcola in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Arcola post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/