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Welcome to Long Island ...Long Island is located in Sullivan County<1>. The location of Long Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Island, 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 1956. When the people of Long Island refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Long Islander<3> A typical abbreviation for Long Island: Long Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.) Long Island is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Long Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Long Island is within the boundaries of the (423) area code. Communities Also Named Long Island ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Long Island - they are located in Alabama, Alaska (2), Kansas, Maine (2), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Island. Communities near Long Island ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Island.
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 Long Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Island. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long Island. 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 Long Island. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Island. See our Newspapers Page for Long Island. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Island ...Looking for more information about Long Island? 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 Long Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Island. Adding Long Island to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Long Island in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Long Island was on a map titled Road Map for Kentucky and Tennessee (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Island. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/ The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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