Arlington, Wyoming

Arlington (also Rockdale and Rock Creek) is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 25 at the 2010 census.

History In its earliest years, Arlington, called Rock Creek Overland Stage Station, was a commercial stop along the Overland Trail.Rock Creek Stage Station Historic District, Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, 2009-07-16. Accessed 2009-08-11. Founded circa 1860, it began with the establishment of a bridge and stage stop at the crossing of Rock Creek, after which it was named until the early twentieth century. Wagons had to pay $0.75 to cross the log toll bridge. In 1983, the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district for its nineteenth-century significance.

In 1882, a post office was established at Rock Creek under the name of "Rock Dale." Except for a gap in 1924 and 1925, a post office with the name of Arlington was operated in the community from 1902 to 1943.

Geography Arlington lies at the intersection of Interstate 80 and WYO 13,Topographical map of Arlington, United States Geological Survey. Accessed 2009-08-11. northwest of Laramie and east of the city of Rawlins, the county seat of Carbon County.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2005, 116.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Arlington, Wyoming

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