The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad constructed a line in 1902-3 from Bartlesville to Oklahoma City, passing immediately south of Arcadia.

Located near the Deep Fork River, the soil was well suited to producing cotton.

One building, Tulon's Drugstore, survived and is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Sentiment changed after Edmond, Oklahoma attempted to annex the community in 1984-85, and Arcadia finally incorporated in 1987.

Arcadia is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Oklahoma City.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all land.

Residents who are still employed generally commute to other communities for work, primarily in Oklahoma City.