Welcome to Longcreek ...
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.
Longcreek would have been located within present day Louisa County<2>.
The location of Longcreek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Longcreek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Longcreek is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Longcreek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Longcreek once stood is in the (540) area code.
Communities Also Named Longcreek ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Longcreek.
Communities near Longcreek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Longcreek.
- Louisa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
- Mineral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <5>
- Bumpass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <5>
- Cuckoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Tylers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Beaverdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beaverdam is located in Hanover County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <5>
- Glenora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania 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 Longcreek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longcreek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Longcreek. 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 Longcreek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Longcreek. See our Newspapers Page for Longcreek.
Adding Longcreek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Longcreek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Longcreek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Longcreek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Longcreek - 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. |