Welcome to Long Bottom ...

Long Bottom is located in Meigs County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Long Bottom is within the (740) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Belpre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
• Ravenswood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <4>
• Ripley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Middleport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Pomeroy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• New Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Mason
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Syracuse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Racine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <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 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 for Long Bottom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Long Bottom in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/