Welcome to Arlington ...

Arlington is located in Citrus County<1>.

The location of Arlington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arlington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Arlington is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Arlington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Arlington lies within the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Arlington ...

While we believe that this Arlington is located in Citrus County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named Arlington. Those communities are located in the following counties: Duval and Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 62 communities that are also named Arlington - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arlington.

Communities near Arlington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arlington.

• Inverness
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <4>
• Wildwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• Crystal River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal River
  • Crystal River is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal River <4>
• Dunnellon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnellon
  • Dunnellon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnellon <4>
• Coleman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <4>
• Citrus Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
  • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
• Inverness Highlands South
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness Highlands South
  • Inverness Highlands South is located in Citrus County
• Beverly Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
  • Beverly Hills is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly Hills <4>
• Holder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
  • Holder is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holder <4>
• Lecanto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecanto
  • Lecanto is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecanto <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arlington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arlington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington. See our Newspapers Page for Arlington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlington ...

Looking for more information about Arlington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Arlington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arlington.

Adding Arlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arlington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arlington post office opened in 1885.

We also found Arlington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/