Welcome to Longview ...

Longview is located in Habersham County<1>.

The location of Longview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Longview, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.

Longview is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Longview lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Longview: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Longview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Longview: This one is located in Habersham County and the other is located in Emanuel County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 32 communities that are also named Longview - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Mississippi (3), Missouri (3), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Longview ...

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

• Gainesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Gainesville Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Dry Pond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
  • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
• Toccoa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
  • Toccoa is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <5>
• Commerce
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <5>
• Cornelia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <5>
• Cleveland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Hargrove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
  • Hargrove is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
• Lula
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <5>
• Maysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Banks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longview ...

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

Adding Longview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Longview in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Longview was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

We also found Longview in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Longview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Habersham County: www.co.habersham.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/