Arlington is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in southeastern Carbon County

Carbon County, Wyoming

Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....

, Wyoming

Wyoming

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, United States

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. It lies at the intersection of Interstate 80

Interstate 80

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 and WYO 13

Wyoming Highway 13

Wyoming Highway 13 is an east–west route Wyoming State Road known as Arlington Road located in eastern Carbon and western Albany county.-Route description:...

, northwest of Laramie

Laramie, Wyoming

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 and east of the city of Rawlins

Rawlins, Wyoming

Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Carbon County. Its elevation is 7,707 feet (2,349 m), and it is located at 41°35′41"N 106°12′30"W (41.5946899, -106.2083459).

In its earliest years, Arlington was a commercial stop along the Overland Trail

Overland Trail

The Overland Trail was a stagecoach and wagon trail in the American West during the 19th century. While portions of the route had been used by explorers and trappers since the 1820s, the Overland Trail was most heavily used in the 1860s as an alternative route to the Oregon, California and Mormon...

. 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. In 1983, the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 as a historic district

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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.