Welcome to Arlington ...

Arlington is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arlington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Arlington is 7,700 feet [2,347 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Arlington is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Arlington lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Arlington: 307

Communities Also Named Arlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 62 communities that are also named Arlington - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Arlington ...

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

• Rock River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
  • Rock River is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock River <3>
• Elk Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <3>
• Milo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Carbon County
• Centennial
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Centennial is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <3>
• Lookout ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lookout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Lookout is located in Albany County
• Medicine Bow
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Bow
  • Medicine Bow is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Bow <3>
• Rock Creek ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Albany County
• Elmo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Carbon County
• Bosler
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
  • Bosler is located in Albany County
• Hanna
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Hanna is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <3>

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 Arlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlington ...

Looking for more information about Arlington? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arlington.

Adding Arlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arlington 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Arlington post office opened in 1902.

We also found Arlington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/