Arcola is an unincorporated community in Lake Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of 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. The famous annual Arcola tractor pull ([http://arcolapull.org 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.
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.
