Our Genealogy Helper
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 Heights (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 Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Arlington Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Arlington Heights: Arlington Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Arlington Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arlington Heights .
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County .
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Middlesex County : Essex , Norfolk , Suffolk , Worcester & Hillsborough (NH) .
Below are the counties that are near Arlington Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arlington Heights:
Middlesex County (The home county of Arlington Heights)
The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Arlington (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Arlington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
Belmont (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Belmont is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
East Lexington (Less than 2 miles to the west)
East Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington West Medford (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
West Medford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford Waverley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Waverley is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley Medford (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Medford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
Winchester (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Winchester is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
Lexington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
North Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
North Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village Watertown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
Huron Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Huron Village is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village Cummingsville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Cummingsville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cambridge (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Cambridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
North Easton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
North Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton Easton Center (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Easton Center is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center Easton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
Mansfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
South Easton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
South Easton is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton East Mansfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
East Mansfield is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield Furnace Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Furnace Village is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village Essex County
The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Cliftondale (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Cliftondale is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale Pleasant Hills (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Saugus (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Saugus is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
West Lynn (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
West Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn Lynnfield (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Lynnfield is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
Lynn (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
West Peabody (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
West Peabody is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody East Lynn (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
East Lynn is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn Nahant (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Nahant is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
Swampscott (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Swampscott is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
Lowell Junction (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Lowell Junction is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction Brigadoon Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village Middleton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Middleton is located in Essex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
Norfolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Brookline Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village Brookline (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Brookline is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
Westbrook Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village Wellesley Farms (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms Wellesley (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Wellesley is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
Needham Heights (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights Needham (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Needham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
Babson Park (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Babson Park is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park Wellesley Hills (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills Charles River Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Milton Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Milton Village is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village Dedham (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Dedham is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
Montclair (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Montclair is located in Norfolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Plymouth County
The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Hull (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Hull is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
Bayside (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Bayside is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Kenberma (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Kenberma is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma West Hingham (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
West Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham Hingham (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Hingham is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
Accord (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Accord is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Montello (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Montello is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello North Abington (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
North Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington Brockton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
Abington (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Abington is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
Minot (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Minot is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot North Scituate (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
North Scituate is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate Rockland (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Rockland is located in Plymouth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
Suffolk County
The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Brighton (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Brighton is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Allston (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Allston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston Charlestown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Charlestown is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown Chelsea (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Chelsea is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
Bay Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Bay Village is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village Boston (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
Franklin Park (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park Revere (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Revere is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
East Boston (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
East Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston Jamaica Plain (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain Roxbury (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Roxbury is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury South Boston (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
South Boston is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston Highland (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Highland is located in Suffolk County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Worcester County
The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Fayville (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Fayville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville Southborough (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Southborough is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
Cordaville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Cordaville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville Shaker Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Shaker Village is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village Southville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Southville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Bolton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Bolton is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
Harvard (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Harvard is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
Still River (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Still River is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River Berlin (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
Carterville (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Carterville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville Chapinville (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Chapinville is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville Seventh Day Adventist Village (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
South Berlin (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
South Berlin is located in Worcester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin Hillsborough County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Pelham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
Hollis Depot (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot Hudson (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
Nashua (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
Hollis (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
Rockingham County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Salem (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
Wilson Corners (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners Windham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
Atkinson (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
North Salem (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Westville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Plaistow (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Providence County (RI)
Burnt Swamp Corner (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arlington Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Arlington Heights .
Cemeteries Near Arlington Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arlington Heights.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Arlington Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arlington Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Robbins Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
St. Patricks Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Belmont Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
St. Pauls Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Veterans Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Oak Grove Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Munroe Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Grove Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Ridgelawn Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Common Street Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (636 more) ...
Mt. Auburn Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge . The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
Sandbanks Cemetery Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAM.801 <3>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91241 <2>
North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Salem Street Burying Ground (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Heights had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
Brattle (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Brattle is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattle Belmont (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Belmont is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
Arlington (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Arlington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
East Lexington (Less than 2 miles to the west)
East Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington Waverley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Waverley is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley Medford Hillside (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Medford Hillside is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Hillside West Medford (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
West Medford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford Bemis (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Bemis is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Watertown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
East Watertown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
East Watertown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown North Cambridge (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
North Cambridge is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cambridge West Somerville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
West Somerville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerville Continue List (19 more) ...
Medford (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Medford is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
Winchester (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Winchester is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
Lexington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Lexington is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arlington Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arlington Heights .
Newspapers Published in Arlington Heights ...
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 202 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arlington Heights, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Arlington Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Heights:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Middlesex County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Essex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Suffolk County Worcester County Hillsborough County Rockingham County Providence County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlington Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net . 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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arlington Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.