Welcome to Long Bottom ...

Long Bottom is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1939.

Long Bottom is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Long Bottom (for example, toward Monticello), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Long Bottom lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Long Bottom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Long Bottom - they are located in Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Long Bottom ...

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

• Monticello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
• Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Russell Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
  • Russell Springs is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell Springs <3>
• Albany
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
• Jamestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
• Burkesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
  • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <3>
• Lula ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Russell County
• Cumberland City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
  • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stokes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Stokes is located in Russell County
• Crocus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
  • Crocus is located in Adair 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 Bottom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Bottom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Bottom ...

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

Adding Long Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Bottom 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 Bottom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Long Bottom post office opened in 1939.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/