Welcome to Longview ...

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 1951.

Time Zone: Longview lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Telephone area codes for Longview: (403) and (587)<1>

The Canadian Postal Code for Longview: T0L<2>

In the past, Longview was named Little Chicago. and New York (and there are additional past names). For more information about the names of Longview, see The Names of Longview on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Longview ...

Official Website: village.longview.ab.ca/

Communities Also Named Longview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Longview - they are located in Alabama (2), 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), 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.

• Okotoks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okotoks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okotoks <3>
• High River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High River <3>
• Black Diamond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Diamond <3>
• Turner Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner Valley <3>
• Cayley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayley
• Millarville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millarville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millarville <3>
• Aldersyde
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldersyde came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldersyde
• De Winton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Winton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Winton <3>
• Academy
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
• Nanton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanton <3>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Longview, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Longview.

Adding Longview to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Longview was on a map titled Road Map for Montana & Southern Alberta (from Shell Oil, 1951).

We also found Longview on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Alberta (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Longview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Longview: village.longview.ab.ca/

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/