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>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Longcreek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Longcreek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Longcreek was located: 540 & 826<4>
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.<5> 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 <6>
- 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.<5> 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 <6>
- 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 <6>
- 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) - Gays ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Tylers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Harris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Longcreek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Longcreek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Longcreek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |