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Do you know of Longwood ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Longwood. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Longwood.

We found mention of Longwood as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Longwood ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Longwood.

Within Massachusetts, the name Longwood is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Longwood [Madison County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Longwood [New Castle County].
    • Florida
      • Okaloosa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Longwood [Okaloosa County].
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Longwood [Orange County].
      • Seminole County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Longwood [Seminole County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Longwood [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Longwood [Fayette County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Longwood [Caddo Parish].
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Longwood [East Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Longwood [Montgomery County].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Longwood [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Pettis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Longwood [Pettis County].
      • Saint Louis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Longwood [Saint Louis County].
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Longwood [Custer County].
    • New York
      • Bronx County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Longwood [Bronx County].
      • Genesee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Longwood [Genesee County].
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Longwood [Brunswick County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Longwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Longwood [Chester County].
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Longwood [Beaufort County].
      • Horry County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Longwood [Horry County].
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Longwood [Williamson County].
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Longwood [Clarke County].
      • Rockbridge County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Longwood [Rockbridge County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Longwood [Clark County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Longwood ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Longwood:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Longwood - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Norfolk County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Norfolk County.

Bald HillMillis - Clicquot
Bellingham CenterMorrills
Bellingham Junction 
Brookline HillNantasket
Brookline JunctionNash
 North Weymouth Station
ChapelNorwood Central
Charles RiverNorwood Centre
Cottage Farm 
CumberlandPilgrim Village
 Plainfield
Dedham Junction 
Dover CenterQuincy Adams
Dry Pond 
 Readville
East MedwayRidge Hill
East RandolphRockdale
 Rust Craft
Farm Station 
FindlenSandy Beach
Fore RiverSouth Franklin
Fort BellinghamSouth Milford Station
Foxboro CenterSouth Randolph
Franklin CenterStone Haven
 Strawberry Hill
Glen EchoSurfside
  
Hancock VillageTilton's
Hazelwood 
HighlandvilleWadsworth Station
Holbrook GroveWalnut Hill
Hyde ParkWalpole Junction
 Wellsley
Lake CrossingWest Dedham
Lake HiawathaWeymouth Centre
Lake PearlWindsor Gardens
 Wollaston Heights
May Flower ParkWrentham Center
Medway Center 

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Longwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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