Welcome to Longwood ...

Longwood is located in Pettis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Longwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Longwood is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Longwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Longwood: This one is located in Pettis County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 25 communities that are also named Longwood - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Florida (3), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, 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.

• Sedalia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Sedalia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedalia <4>
• Marshall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Sweet Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
  • Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <4>
• La Monte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Monte
  • La Monte is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Monte <4>
• Pilot Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <4>
• Smithton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
• Otterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <4>
• Emma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
  • Emma is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <4>
• Houstonia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
  • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
• Hughesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people

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.<5>

From that list, the Longwood post office opened in 1837.

We also found Longwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/