Arcola, Indiana

Arcola
—  Unincorporated town  —
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	46818
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.com), often covered by ESPN, is held in the community.^[4]

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. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "Arcola, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:430240. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
3. ^ http://www.huntertownhistoricalsoc.org/Schools/northwest_allen_co_schools_windmiller.htm
4. ^ http://www.arcolapull.com/

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