Welcome to Longwood ...

Longwood is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Longwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Longwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Longwood is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Longwood: (318)

Communities Also Named Longwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Longwood: This one is located in Caddo Parish and the other is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 25 communities that are also named Longwood - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Florida (3), Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Longwood ...

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

• Shreveport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreveport
  • Shreveport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreveport <4>
• Bossier City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossier City
  • Bossier City is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bossier City <4>
• Blanchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Waskom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
  • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <4>
• Benton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Oil City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Mooringsport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooringsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooringsport
  • Mooringsport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooringsport <4>
• Scottsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Harrison County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Belcher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
  • Belcher is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belcher <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 Longwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longwood ...

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

Adding Longwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Longwood post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Longwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/