County: Marengo
Zip Code: 36742
Latitude / Longitude: 32°33′58″N 87°46′55″W / 32.56617°N 87.78183°W / 32.56617 -87.78183
Elevation: 123 feet (37 m)
Time Zone: Central (CST) (UTC-6)
Established: 1850s
Disestablished:
Comments: Arcola, established in the early 1820s, is named to honor the French victory during the Battle of Arcola. The former French Bonapartists settled in Arcola after being forced to abandon their first town at Demopolis and finding Aigleville unsuitable. The first settler at this site was Frederic Ravesies, who established himself at what later became the Hatch Plantation. Arcola never became more than a village, but it did become the largest settlement in the colony.
Remains: By the 1850s, the French settlement had disappeared and was replaced by a community of adjoining plantations.
Current Status: Historic
Remarks: Established by FrenchVine and Olivecolonists
