Welcome to Longhurst ...
Longhurst is located in Person County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Longhurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.
Longhurst is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Longhurst lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Longhurst: 336 & 743<3>
Communities near Longhurst ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Longhurst.
- South Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Caswell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
- Virgilina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
- Virgilina is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <4>
- Allensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Ceffo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Whitt Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Allens Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Cates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Longhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longhurst.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Longhurst. 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 Longhurst.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Longhurst. See our Newspapers Page for Longhurst.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longhurst ...
Looking for more information about Longhurst? 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 Longhurst, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Longhurst.
Adding Longhurst to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Longhurst 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 Longhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Longhurst post office opened in 1936.
We also found Longhurst on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Longhurst.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Longhurst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Person, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Longhurst - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Longhurst area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Longhurst 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |