Welcome to East Arlington ...

So far, we found very little information about East Arlington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added East Arlington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with East Arlington, please Contact Us.

East Arlington would have been located within present day Arlington County<2>.

The location of East Arlington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for East Arlington: E. Arlington

While the community is gone, the present day location for East Arlington is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where East Arlington was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where East Arlington once stood is in the (703) & (571)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named East Arlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named East Arlington - they are located in Alabama, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Arlington.

Communities near East Arlington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Arlington.

• Alexandria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <6>
• Rockville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <6>
• Gaithersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <6>
• Bowie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
• College Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <6>
• Laurel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
• Herndon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <6>
• Fairfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
• Greenbelt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <6>
• Hyattsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Arlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Arlington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Arlington. 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 East Arlington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Arlington. See our Newspapers Page for East Arlington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Arlington County: www.co.arlington.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/