Discover Arcade, Texas: A Historical Overview


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: May 18, 2004

Arcade is located about three miles southwest of Odessa on Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 80 in Ector County. The locale was shown on 1936 highway maps as a stop on the Texas and Pacific Railway (later the Missouri Pacific line) and still appeared on Ector County maps at the end of the twentieth century. No population statistics were available.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Arcade, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/arcade-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HRA95

May 18, 2004

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Place
Arcade
Currently Exists
No
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
1377949
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Ector County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 31.80290480°
  • Longitude: -102.44597760°

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