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Welcome to Long Island ...

Long Island is located in Campbell County<1>.


The location of Long Island 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 Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

When the people of Long Island refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Long Islander<3>

A typical abbreviation for Long Island: Long Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Long Island is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Long Island: (434)

Communities Also Named Long Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Long Island - they are located in Alabama, Alaska (2), Kansas, Maine (2), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Long Island ...

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

  • Altavista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
    • Altavista is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <5>
  • Hurt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
    • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <5>
  • Gretna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
  • Brookneal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Phenix
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Gladys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cody
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Cody is located in Halifax County
  • Renan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
    • Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Brutus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
    • Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Rabat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
    • Rabat is located in Halifax County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Island ...

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

Adding Long Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Island 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 Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Long Island post office opened in 1909.

We also found Long Island on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

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

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

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Campbell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Long Island refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Long Island may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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