Arcola, Indiana

Arcola
Unincorporated community
Arcola
Arcola
Coordinates: 41°06′13″N 85°17′39″W / 41.10361°N 85.29417°W / 41.10361; -85.29417Coordinates: 41°06′13″N 85°17′39″W / 41.10361°N 85.29417°W / 41.10361; -85.29417
Country United States
State Indiana
County Allen
Township Lake
Elevation 843 ft (257 m)
ZIP code 46704
FIPS code 18-1990[1]
GNIS feature ID 430240[2]

Arcola is an unincorporated community in Lake Township, Allen County, Indiana. 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.[3] The famous annual Arcola tractor pull (arcolapull.org), is held in the community.[4]

History

The Arcola post office was established in 1858.[5] The name of the community commemorates the Battle of Arcola.[6]

Geography

Arcola is located at 41°06′13″N 85°17′39″W / 41.10361°N 85.29417°W / 41.10361; -85.29417.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Arcola, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ↑ http://www.huntertownhistoricalsoc.org/Schools/northwest_allen_co_schools_windmiller.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.arcolapull.org/
  5. ↑ "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  6. ↑ 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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