Welcome to Longview ...

Longview is located in Benton 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Longview is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Longview lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Longview is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Longview ...

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

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

• Hermiston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
  • Hermiston is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <4>
• Umatilla
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <4>
• Boardman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Boardman is located in Morrow County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <4>
• Stanfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
  • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <4>
• Irrigon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
  • Irrigon is located in Morrow County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <4>
• Echo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Echo is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <4>
• Power City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
  • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
• Ordnance ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County (OR)
• Paterson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paterson <4>
• Hinkle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
  • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County (OR)

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Longview post office opened in 1911.

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 Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/