Official Name: | Arvana, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Arvana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dawson |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 3,025 |
Coordinates: | 32.8097°N -101.9147°W |
Area Code: | 806 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1377956 |
Arvana is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 25 in 2000.
Arvana was founded in 1949 on the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway.
On May 18, 2021, an EF0 tornado struck Arvana. A funnel cloud with rotating dust beneath lasted 3-5 minutes. No damage was reported.[1]
Arvana is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 87 and Farm to Market Road 2411 on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 5miles northeast of Lamesa in north-central Dawson County.
Arvana is served by the Lamesa Independent School District.