Arlington, New Jersey

Arlington is a neighborhood in Kearny in the western part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Kearny Riverbank Park runs along the neighborhood's Passaic River shore. Arlington Memorial Park cemetery is located on Schuyler Avenue.[3]

Arlington, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
The old Arlington Train Station, circa 1910
Arlington, New Jersey
Location of Arlington in Hudson County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°46′39″N 74°08′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyHudson
TownKearny
Elevation118 ft (36 m)
Area code(s)201
GNIS feature ID874373[1]

The community was the location of a railroad station on New Jersey Transit, just east of the WR Draw over the river, which was discontinued with the opening of the Montclair Connection and Secaucus Junction. The Bergen County town of North Arlington takes its name in relation to this community, which it borders.

Notable person
  • Leo Kiely, professional baseball player who lived in Arlington after his playing career was over.[4]

References
  1. "Arlington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Leo Kiely at Society for American Baseball Research


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.