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Welcome to Long Meadow ...

Long Meadow is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Long Meadow: Long Mdw.

Long Meadow is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Long Meadow: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Long Meadow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Long Meadow: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Carroll County.

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

Communities near Long Meadow ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Chambersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Waynesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thurmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Greencastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carroll Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Boonsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Smithsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Williamsport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Meadow ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Meadow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Long Meadow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Long Meadow area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.