Arcola, Indiana

About Arcola

Arcola is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Indiana.

Arcola holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.37 square miles.

📰 Arcola News Today

• Obituary information for Leonard "Mac" Lane McKinney - DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home · Jun 30
• 72 years of Arcola National Truck and Tractor Pull WANE 15 · Jul 9
• Arcola Mayor Fred Burton arrested on five felony charges in Fort Bend County Houston Public Media · Jul 15
• Robert F. Trahin Obituary Nov 3, 2025 Divine Mercy Funeral Home · Nov 3
• 2 hospitalized after Amtrak train hits semi-trailer truck in downstate Illinois CBS News · Jul 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Arcola Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Arcola — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Fort Wayne (8 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Arcola

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Arcola

• Applebee's — american
• Casa! Ristorante — italian
• Oley's — pizza
• Pho-Shi — asian
• Taj Mahal — indian
• The Hive — coffee shop (café)
• Bob Evans — american
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Don Halls
• IHOP — breakfast

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Veteran's National Memorial Shrine & Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Arcola

• Buckner Park reviews ★
• Creek Bed Park reviews ★
• Crystal Spring Park reviews ★
• Indian Trails Park reviews ★
• Pigeon River State Fish and Wildlife Area reviews ★
• Westlawn Park reviews ★
• Whispering Medows Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Arcola

• Arcola School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Arcola

🏘️ Nearby Communities