Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Arlington Heights - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2) and Washington.
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arlington Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlington Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arlington Heights. 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 Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Arlington Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlington Heights ...
Looking for more information about Arlington Heights? 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 Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arlington Heights.
Adding Arlington Heights to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arlington Heights 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 Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Arlington Heights post office opened in 1874.
We also found Arlington Heights in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arlington Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 781 code has been Overlayed with the 339 area code. New phone numbers in the Arlington Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 781 or 339. As a result, placing a call in the Arlington Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Arlington Heights). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arlington Heights or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
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A copy of their list with background information can be found at: