Welcome to Long Cane ...

Long Cane is located in Troup County<1>.

The location of Long Cane 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 Cane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

Long Cane is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Long Cane lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Long Cane is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Long Cane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Long Cane - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Long Cane ...

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

• LaGrange
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
• Mountain Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
• Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>
• Lanett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
  • Lanett is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <4>
• Roanoke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Graysons Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysons Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
  • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
• West Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Hogansville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansville
  • Hogansville is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansville <4>
• LaFayette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <4>
• Louise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Louise is located in Troup County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 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 Long Cane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Cane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Cane ...

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

Adding Long Cane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Cane 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 Cane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Long Cane post office opened in 1834.

We also found Long Cane on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1839.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/