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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Longcreek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Longcreek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Longcreek, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Longcreek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Longcreek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Longcreek is historic, it would have been located within present day Louisa County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.

Below are the counties that are near Longcreek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longcreek:

  • Louisa County     (The home county of Longcreek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Bumpass
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
      • Bumpass has also been known as:
      • Bumpas
      • Bumpass Junction
      • Bumpass Station
      • Bumpass Turnout
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
    • Jackson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Cuckoo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Pendleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Mineral
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Willowbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Shelfar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Vigor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
    • Louisa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bells Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Cobham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
    • Keswick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Buckingham County
    • New Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Ruther Glen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Burruss Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
    • Penola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Penola is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
    • Bowling Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • DeJarnette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
    • New London
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New London is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Midlothian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Robious
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Trenton Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Kents Store
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fork Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Weber City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Monticello
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Hadensville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Hook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Tabscott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Oilville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Enon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Goochland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Caledonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Maidens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fife
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Thorncliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Tylers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Tylers is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
    • Beaverdam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vontay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Hewlett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
    • Goodall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Casco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Rockville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Verdon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Verdon is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Hylas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Doswell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Taylorsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Wyndham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
    • Short Pump
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Allen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Laurel Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
    • Quail Walk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
    • Laurel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Longdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Longdale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
    • Lorraine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Tuckahoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dumbarton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • Madison County
    • Madison Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Danton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Danton is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
    • Vulcan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Grassland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Rhoadesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gordonsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Madison Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Orange
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilderness
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wilderness is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
    • Burr Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Burr Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
    • Montpelier Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • True Blue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • True Blue is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Michaux
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Huguenot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Belona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.
    • Glenora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Lewiston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Partlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Childs Cove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
    • Holladay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
    • Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Margo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
    • Marye
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
    • McHenry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Post Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Arcadia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Snell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longcreek, see our County-by-County Page for Longcreek.

Cemeteries Near Longcreek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longcreek.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Longcreek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longcreek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.

  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelton Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • The Church of Our Saviour Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Community Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Community Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Beaverdam.
    • The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <3>
  • Cooke Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rehoboth Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wallers Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodhope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Grubbs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • County Line Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Longcreek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Longcreek, with the one closest to Longcreek listed first.

  • Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jackson is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Locust Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
  • Bumpass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
    • Bumpass has also been known as:
    • Bumpas
    • Bumpass Junction
    • Bumpass Station
    • Bumpass Turnout
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
  • Cuckoo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
  • Apple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Tylers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tylers is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
  • Pendleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Mabelton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mabelton is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
  • Harris ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Mineral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchid is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
  • Beaverdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vigor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
    • Montpelier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewiston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longcreek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longcreek.

Newspapers Published in Longcreek ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longcreek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longcreek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longcreek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Longcreek:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Longcreek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longcreek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.