Arcola, Indiana

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]

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
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

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. 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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