Welcome to Long Point ...

Long Point is located in Tama County<1>.

The location of Long Point 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 Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Long Point: Long Pt.

Long Point is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Long Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Long Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Long Point - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (4), Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Long Point ...

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

• Grinnell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grinnell <4>
• Tama
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
  • Tama is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <4>
• Belle Plaine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <4>
• Toledo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
• Traer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Traer is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traer <4>
• Brooklyn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
• Dysart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
  • Dysart is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <4>
• Le Grand
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
  • Le Grand is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <4>
• Victor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Keystone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Point ...

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

Adding Long Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Long Point post office opened in 1890.

We also found Long Point in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tama County: www.tamacounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/