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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Arlington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Arlington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.

  • Cheapside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Cheapside is located in Northampton County
  • Dalbys
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalbys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbys
    • Dalbys is located in Northampton County
  • Cape Charles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
    • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <3>
  • Capeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capeville
    • Capeville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capeville <3>
  • Seaview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
    • Seaview is located in Northampton County
  • Bayview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Bayview is located in Northampton County
  • Cherrystone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherrystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
    • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
  • Eastville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
    • Eastville is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <3>
  • Shadyside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Shadyside is located in Northampton County
  • Machipongo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Machipongo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machipongo
    • Machipongo is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machipongo <3>
  • Bridgetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
  • Birdsnest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marionville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Marionville is located in Northampton County
  • New Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
    • New Point is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Point <3>
  • Nassawadox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Franktown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
    • Franktown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franktown <3>
  • Broadwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
    • Broadwater is located in Northampton County
  • Laban
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laban have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
    • Laban is located in Mathews County
  • Jamesville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
  • Diggs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diggs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggs
    • Diggs is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diggs <3>
  • Port Haywood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Haywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Haywood
    • Port Haywood is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Haywood <3>
  • Phoebus
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
    • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
  • Hadlock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
    • Hadlock is located in Northampton County
  • Wardtown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wardtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
    • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
  • Fitchetts
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitchetts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchetts
    • Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
  • Bohannon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bohannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
    • Bohannon is located in Mathews County

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.