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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 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.

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 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 Snohomish County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Snohomish County: Chelan, Island, King & Skagit.

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:

  • Snohomish 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bryant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Oso
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oso is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
    • Lakewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Smokey Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stimson Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stimson Crossing is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimson Crossing
    • North Marysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Marysville is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marysville
    • Silvana
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Getchell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
    • Granite Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lochsloy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lochsloy is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochsloy
    • John Sam Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
    • Lake Goodwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
    • Juniper Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Camp Diana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Langley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Camano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bay View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Greenbank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Freeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Coupeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • San de Fuca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
    • Marrowstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Nordland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
    • Silver Firs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • Bothell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Woodinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Kitsap County
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
    • Lake McMurray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
    • Montborne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
    • Big Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Conway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Skagit City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • Clear Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Mount Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fish Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
    • Hamilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lyman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sedro - Woolley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Burlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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.

  • Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    • The Arlington Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arlington Cemetery
    • Harwood Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Scandinavian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
    • The Scandinavian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Milltown Cemetery
    • Old Milltown Lutheran Cemetery
    • Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168007 <2>
  • Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Machias Community Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Skagit City Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Camano Island Pioneer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Camano Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Gar Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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>

While we didn't find Arlington Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arlington Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Arlington Heights, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.

  • Trafton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Trafton is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton
  • Arlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Edgecomb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
  • Bryant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Oso
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oso is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
  • Silvana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Getchell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
  • Granite Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Norman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Norman is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Marysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McMurray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McMurray is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
  • Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hartford is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Florence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Florence is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Tulalip
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
    • Pilchuck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck

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 75 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 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the 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:

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 Heights, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arlington Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.