Arbacoochee is an unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States.

Arbacoochee was named after the old Creek Indian village of "Abihkuchi", which translates to "a pile at the base.

[2] Most of the residents departed when news of the California Gold Rush reached Alabama, and only a few families remained.

The population of the village made it the second largest community in the county behind the then-county seat of Edwardsville.

In 1960, the precinct was merged as part of a larger reorganization of counties into the census division of Heflin.