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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
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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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 2022-09-07.
  6. "Northwest Allen County Schools". Archived from the original on 2005-08-08. Retrieved 2006-05-01.
  7. "Arcola National Truck & Tractor Pull - Annual truck and tractor pull in Arcola, IN".
  8. "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 August 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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