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Introduction ...
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 Longview (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 Longview. 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.
Name Variations for Longview ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Long View.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Longview. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Longview.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Longview is located in Prince William 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 Prince William County: Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Longview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longview:
- Prince William County (The home county of Longview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Buckhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Bataan Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Iron Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
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- Canova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
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- Loch Lomond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Sudley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
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- West Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
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- Yorkshire Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
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- Bull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
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- Crestwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Bristow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arlandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Brandon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Arlington Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Jeffersonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Rixeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Sideburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Occoquan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pender
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Lorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Hunts Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Catlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Broad Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Blackwell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Landmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- The Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Opal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Somerset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lenah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Ashburn Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Countryside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sugarland Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Middleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Indian Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Rappahannock County
- Amissville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Dunavant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Waverly Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Aquia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- King James Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Cropp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Canterbury Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Hartwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hartwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Storck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Loy Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Berea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Riverview Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Potomac Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Doncaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Bryans Road
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- South Hampton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Ironsides
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Nanjemoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Bennsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Brookmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Cabin John
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Bethesda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Chevy Chase Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- English Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Travilah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Accokeek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Fort Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Friendly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Oxon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Hillcrest Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Temple Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Camp Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longview, see our County-by-County Page for Longview.
Cemeteries Near Longview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longview.
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 Longview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Hixson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buckhall Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brentsville Public Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Ball Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsylvania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Minnieville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Longview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Longview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
- Limstrong
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Limstrong is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limstrong
- Manassas
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brentsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brentsville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentsville
- Buckhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Canova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nokesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Independent Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Hoadly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoadly is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoadly
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Minnieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sudley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sudley Springs is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley Springs
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfax Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longview.
Newspapers Published in Longview ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longview, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Longview:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Charles County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Longview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |