Welcome to Longridge ...

Longridge is located in Worcester County<1>.

The location of Longridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Longridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Longridge is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Longridge: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

Communities near Longridge ...

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

• Salisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Ocean City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean City <5>
• Fruitland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <5>
• Berlin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
• Millsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <5>
• Laurel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Delmar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <5>
• Selbyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
  • Selbyville is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selbyville <5>
• Ocean View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <5>
• Snow Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longridge ...

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

Adding Longridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Longridge post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Longridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/