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Welcome to Long Bridge ...

Long Bridge is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Bridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Long Bridge: Long Brg. (or less commonly used: Long Brdg. or Long Brdge.)

Long Bridge is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Long Bridge: 908

Communities Also Named Long Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Long Bridge - they are located in Louisiana (2), New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Long Bridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.warrencountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Long Bridge, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Long Bridge ...

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

  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Morris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • East Stroudsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hackettstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Newton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
  • Stroudsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bangor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Belvidere
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • East Bangor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
    • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Delaware Water Gap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Water Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
    • Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Bridge ...

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

Adding Long Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Bridge 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 Bridge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Long Bridge in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Bridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Bridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.