Welcome to Long Corner ...
Long Corner is located in Howard County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Corner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
A typical abbreviation for Long Corner: Long Cor. (or less commonly used: Long Crn.)
Long Corner is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Long Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Long Corner ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.howardchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Long Corner, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Long Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Corner.
- Frederick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gaithersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <3>
- Walkersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <3>
- Poolesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
- Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <3>
- Sykesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
- New Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long Corner. 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 Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Long Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Corner ...
Looking for more information about Long Corner? 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 Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Corner.
Adding Long Corner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Long Corner 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 Corner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Long Corner post office opened in 1871.
We also found Long Corner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |