Arcola is an

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and

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in Lake Township, Allen County, in the

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. The population of the community is only 33. 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

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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. The famous annual Arcola tractor pull
arcolapull.org
, is held in the community.

History

The Arcola post office was established in 1858. The name of the community commemorates the

Battle of Arcola The Battle of Arcole or Battle of Arcola (15–17 November 1796) was fought between French and Austrian forces southeast of Verona during the War of the First Coalition, a part of the French Revolutionary Wars. The battle saw a bold maneuver b ...

Geography

Arcola is located at . Arcola is at the intersection of Eme Rd and Arcola road, two miles east of the Allen-Whitley county line.

References

Unincorporated communities in Allen County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Census-designated places in Allen County, Indiana {{AllenCountyIN-geo-stub