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History · Arrington

Arrington’s post office opened in 1860, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Mitchell's Brick House Tavern. Below: maps from 1969 on.

1860first post office
1on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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How Arrington began

When was Arrington founded?

1860

The Arrington post office opened in 1860, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 718166 years
Founding year: the first Arrington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Arrington’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Arrington, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Arrington yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Arrington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Arrington had a population of 718. Mitchell's Brick House Tavern was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Its first post office opened in 1860. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 708 in 2010, 718 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Arrington on the map, 1969 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Arrington. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Arrington on the 1969 USGS mapArrington on the 1980 USGS map1969Arrington sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Arrington.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Arrington

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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Mitchell's Brick House Tavern
Mitchell's Brick House Tavern
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Mitchell's Brick House TavernGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Arrington

Nobody well known was born in Arrington itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Desmond DossAmerican solder, pacifist, and combat medic; re… · b. 1919
Jerry FalwellAmerican evangelical pastor, televangelist, and… · b. 1933
Skeet UlrichAmerican actor · b. 1970
Kate SmithAmerican singer · b. 1907
Leland D. MelvinNASA astronaut and engineer · b. 1964
Lucius ShepardAmerican writer · b. 1943

Questions about Arrington’s history

What year was Arrington founded?

The Arrington post office opened in 1860, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Arrington?

One place: the Mitchell's Brick House Tavern (listed 2006).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.