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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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 is located in Allegheny County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Arlington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arlington:

  • Allegheny County     (The home county of Arlington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Soho
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Soho is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
    • Mount Oliver
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pittsburgh
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Allentown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Allentown is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Beltzhoover
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
    • Mount Washington
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
    • Carrick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Carrick is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
    • Homestead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lawrenceville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Brentwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dormont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Freeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aladdin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
    • Apollo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <1>
    • Leechburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • North Apollo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Edmon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Edmon is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
    • McVille
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McVille is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
    • Spring Church
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Neale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Neale is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
    • Slate Lick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
  • Beaver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Ambridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Heights is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
    • Economy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Economy is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
    • Gringo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gringo is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
    • Aliquippa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Baden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crestmont Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
    • New Sheffield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
    • Wallace City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallace City is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
    • Conway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Knob
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Knob is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
    • Freedom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Valencia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mars
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mars is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars <1>
    • Seven Fields
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Seven Fields is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
    • Fox Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fox Run is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Glade Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Glade Mills is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
    • Ogle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ogle is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
    • Fernway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fernway is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
    • Callery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Myoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Myoma is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
    • Ekastown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ekastown is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
    • Frazier Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
    • Monroe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Belle Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lynnwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
    • Arnold City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Arnold City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
    • Fairhope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fairhope is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
    • Brownstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
    • Fayette City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fayette City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Newell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Newell is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Banning
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Banning is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
    • Whitsett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitsett is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
    • Chamouni
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Chamouni is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
    • Kenneth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Kenneth is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Fuller
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fuller is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Indiana County
    • White
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • White is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Gastonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Gastonville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
    • McMurray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompsonville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Ellsworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ellsworth is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Finleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • MacDonald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • MacDonald is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
    • McDonald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Baidland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Baidland is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
    • Monongahela
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Canonsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cokeburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cokeburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Gilkeson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilkeson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Trafford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Murrysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • New Kensington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Parnassus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • Larimer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
    • Shaner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
    • Arnold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <1>
    • Irwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
    • North Irwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Rillton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Blackburn ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arlington, see our County-by-County Page for 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.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • St. Paul Of The Cross Monastery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. John Vianney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Vianney Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Vianney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
    • The St. John Vianney Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Georges Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1102535 <2>
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • South Side Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Loretto Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Minersville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville Cemetery
    • The Minersville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Minersville Missouri Synod Cemetery
    • Minersville Lutheran Synod Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1725217 <2>
  • German Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Adelbert RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Wendelin RC Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (441 more) ...
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
      • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44504 <2>
    • Turner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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.<3>

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.

  • Mount Oliver
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Soho
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Soho is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
  • Beltzhoover
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
  • Pittsburgh
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
  • Carrick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Carrick is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
  • Glenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Allegheny ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Allegheny is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
  • Banksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Banksville is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
  • Hays
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hays is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Homestead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Homewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Homewood is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • East Liberty
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Liberty is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
    • Lawrenceville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • West End
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • West End is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End

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.

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 496 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.