Welcome to Long Lake ...

Long Lake is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Long Lake is located in Anderson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Long Lake, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

A typical abbreviation for Long Lake: Long Lk.

Long Lake is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Long Lake: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Long Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Long Lake - they are located in Alberta, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, South Dakota, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Long Lake ...

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

• Palestine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <5>
• Elkhart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <5>
• Oakwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <5>
• Lakeview Assembly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
  • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
• Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Anderson County
• Red Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
  • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
• Massey Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
  • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
• Tennessee Colony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Colony
  • Tennessee Colony is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Colony <5>
• Deanwright
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanwright have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
  • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
• Montalba
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalba have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
  • Montalba is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Lake ...

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

Adding Long Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Lake 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 Lake was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/