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Welcome to Long Bottom ...

Long Bottom is located in Meigs County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1815.

Long Bottom is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Long Bottom: 740 & 220<3>

The ZIP code for Long Bottom: 45743<4>

Communities Also Named Long Bottom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Long Bottom - they are located in Kentucky and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Long Bottom ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belpre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
  • Ravenswood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ripley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ripley is located in Jackson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
  • Middleport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomeroy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • New Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
  • Syracuse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Racine
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Bottom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Bottom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Bottom ...

Looking for more information about Long Bottom? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Long Bottom, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Long Bottom.

Adding Long Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Bottom 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 (so far) for Long Bottom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Long Bottom post office opened in 1815.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Meigs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Bottom - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Long Bottom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Long Bottom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Long Bottom). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Long Bottom or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/