Welcome to Long Pond ...

Long Pond is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Long Pond 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 Pond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Long Pond is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Long Pond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Long Pond: This one is located in Monroe County and the other is located in Berks County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Long Pond - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Maine and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Long Pond ...

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

• East Stroudsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <4>
• Stroudsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <4>
• Palmerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Bangor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <4>
• Pen Argyl
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <4>
• Mount Pocono
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pocono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
  • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <4>
• Wind Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
  • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <4>
• Roseto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
  • Roseto is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <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 Pond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Pond.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Pond ...

Looking for more information about Long Pond? 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 Pond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Long Pond.

Adding Long Pond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Pond 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 Pond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Long Pond post office opened in 1883.

We also found Long Pond in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/