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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Arlington (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Arlington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Newspapers Published in Arlington ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arlington, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arlington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Arlington:

Cemeteries Near Arlington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arlington.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arlington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.

  • Baron Hirsch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
  • Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Cemetery
  • Staten Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staten Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
  • Silver Mount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (457 more) ...
    • Constable Hook Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Arlington had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.

  • Elm Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Elm Park is located in Richmond County
  • Mariners Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Harbor
    • Mariners Harbor is located in Richmond County
  • Port Richmond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
    • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
  • Bergen Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Point
    • Bergen Point is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Elizabethport
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
    • Elizabethport is located in Union County (NJ)
  • West New Brighton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Brighton
    • West New Brighton is located in Richmond County
  • Bayway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayway
    • Bayway is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Tremley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
    • Tremley is located in Union County (NJ)
  • New Brighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
    • New Brighton is located in Richmond County
  • Bayonne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
    • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Elizabeth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Elmora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
    • Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Greenridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
      • Greenridge is located in Richmond County
    • Richmond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Richmond County
    • New Dorp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Dorp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dorp
      • New Dorp is located in Richmond County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arlington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arlington.

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 State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arlington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6323, Longitude: -74.1651       In this case, the coordinates for Arlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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