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Arcanum is Ohio’s best kept secret, nestled in the heart of Ohio’s agriculture farm belt, we enjoy a quiet life but have quick access to the larger metropolitan areas. Located just off State Route 49 in Darke County, we are approximately 35 miles NW of Dayton, Ohio, and 15 miles east of the Indiana border. Interstate 70, 18 miles south of the village, provides an east-west thoroughfare. Less than 25 miles, one has access to the major north-south thoroughfare of Interstate 75. These crossroads allow quick access to various venues. St. Louis, Missouri; Springfield, Illinois; Erie, Pennsylvania, and Nashville, Tennessee, can all be driven in less than 6 hours. For further destinations, Dayton International Airport is an approximate 25 mile drive.

Our surrounding roadway system also allows for an array of higher education close to home. The Darke County Branch of Edison Community College is within 17 minutes, with its main campus in Piqua being just a 37 minute drive. Other universities/colleges within an hour drive of Arcanum include: Wright State University (Dayton) and Wright State University Lake Campus (Celina), University of Dayton, Sinclair Community College (Dayton), Indiana University East and Earlham College (Richmond, IN).

The Village of Arcanum’s motto is Arcanum, A Destination Place. With the idea of giving business’ the best opportunity to make their destination in the Village of Arcanum, the Village has taken steps to invest itself in established business as well new business willing to invest of themselves in our community. The Village of Arcanum along with The Darke County Economic Development Office and The State of Ohio can offer competitive incentive packages to those businesses that are willing to retain and/or create jobs in the Village.