Welcome to Longtown ...

Longtown is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Longtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Longtown is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Longtown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Longtown: 901

Communities Also Named Longtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Longtown: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Hawkins County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 8 communities that are also named Longtown - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Longtown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fayettecountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Longtown ...

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

• Bartlett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Lakeland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>
• Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Clopton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
  • Clopton is located in Tipton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
• Atoka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
• Covington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Oakland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
• Feathers Chapel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feathers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
  • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
• Munford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longtown ...

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

Adding Longtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Longtown post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Longtown.