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Welcome to East Arcadia ...

The town of East Arcadia is located in Bladen County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of East Arcadia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for East Arcadia: E. Arcadia

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Arcadia has a population of 468 people<2> (see below for details).

East Arcadia is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Arcadia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

East Arcadia is within the boundaries of the (910) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Arcadia had an population of 468 people. This is a decrease of 3.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Arcadia had a population of 487 people. This makes East Arcadia the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 487 people, the population of East Arcadia decreased 7.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 524 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Arcadia.

Communities Also Named East Arcadia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Arcadia - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Arcadia.

Communities near East Arcadia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Arcadia.

  • Navassa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
    • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <5>
  • Northwest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Bolton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Atkinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Pender County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <5>
  • Sandy Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Byrdville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrdville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
  • Kelly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Bladen County
  • Riegelwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Delco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delco
    • Delco is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delco <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Arcadia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Arcadia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Arcadia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Arcadia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Arcadia. See our Newspapers Page for East Arcadia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Arcadia ...

Looking for more information about East Arcadia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Arcadia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Arcadia.

Adding East Arcadia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Arcadia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Arcadia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Arcadia post office opened in 1900.

We also found East Arcadia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Arcadia.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Arcadia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Bladen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Arcadia.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Arcadia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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