Welcome to Longtown ...
Longtown is located in Lawrence County<1>.
Longtown is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Longtown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Longtown: 256 & 938<3>
Communities Also Named Longtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Longtown - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Longtown.
Communities near Longtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Longtown.
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rogersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
- Town Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Leighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Longtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Longtown. 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 Longtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Longtown. See our Newspapers Page for Longtown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longtown ...
Looking for more information about Longtown? 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 Longtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Longtown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Longtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Longtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Longtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |