Arcola, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Arcola is located in Indiana
Arcola
Arcola
Arcola is located in the United States
Arcola
Arcola
Coordinates: 41°06′13″N 85°17′39″W / 41.10361°N 85.29417°W / 41.10361; -85.29417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAllen
TownshipLake
Elevation
[1]
843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total33
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46704
Area code260
FIPS code18-1990[2]
GNIS feature ID430240

Arcola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3][4] The population of the community is only 33.[5]

Once a booming train station for farm products and a regional U.S. postal center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in more recent years it has become a bedroom community of Fort Wayne. The community has a volunteer fire department and an elementary school in the building which once housed grades one through twelve, including Arcola High School.[6] The famous annual Arcola tractor pull (arcolapull.org), is held in the community.[7]

History

The Arcola post office was established in 1858.[8] The name of the community commemorates the Battle of Arcola.[9]

Geography

Arcola is located at 41°06′13″N 85°17′39″W / 41.10361°N 85.29417°W / 41.10361; -85.29417. Arcola is at the intersection of Eme Rd and Arcola road, two miles east of the Allen-Whitley county line.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "State of Indiana Census Designated Places - Current/ACS22 - Data as of January 1, 2022". tigerweb.geo.census.gov.
  4. ↑ "Arcola, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "People in Zip 46704 (Arcola, IN)". Bestplaces.net. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Northwest Allen County Schools". Archived from the original on August 8, 2005. Retrieved May 1, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Arcola National Truck & Tractor Pull - Annual truck and tractor pull in Arcola, IN".
  8. ↑ "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...a town in Italy where Napoleon won a victory over the Austrians in 1796.


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