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Welcome to Long Valley ...

Long Valley is located in Coconino County<1>.


The location of Long Valley 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 Valley, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Long Valley: Long Vly. (or less commonly used: Long Vally. or Long Vlly.)

Long Valley is 6,960 feet [2,121 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Long Valley is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Long Valley lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Long Valley: (928)

Communities Also Named Long Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Long Valley - they are located in California, Nevada (2), New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Valley.

Communities near Long Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Valley.

  • Payson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Star Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley
    • Star Valley is located in Gila County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
    • Star Valley has also been known as:
    • Diamond Star
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Valley <4>
  • Geronimo Estates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo Estates
    • Geronimo Estates is located in Gila County
  • Whispering Pines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Gila County
  • Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Strawberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowing Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Springs
    • Flowing Springs is located in Gila County
  • Freedom Acres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Acres
    • Freedom Acres is located in Gila County
  • Happy Jack
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mesa Del Caballo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Del Caballo
    • Mesa Del Caballo is located in Gila County

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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long Valley. 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 Valley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Long Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Valley ...

Looking for more information about Long Valley? 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 Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Valley.

Adding Long Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Valley 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 Valley was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Valley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Coconino County: www.co.coconino.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Coconino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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