Welcome to Longview ...

Longview is located in Jefferson 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 6,220 feet [1,896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Longview is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Longview lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Longview: (303) and (720)<4>

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), Alberta, Arkansas, California, 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.

• Lakewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Castle Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <5>
• Littleton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <5>
• Englewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <5>
• Lone Tree
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <5>
• Castle Pines
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
  • Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <5>
• Castle Pines North
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
  • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
• Cherry Hills Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills Village
  • Cherry Hills Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Hills Village <5>
• Sheridan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Columbine Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
  • Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people

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 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 Longview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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 Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/