Welcome to Longwood ...
Longwood is located in Clark County<1>.
The location of Longwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Longwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Longwood is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Longwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Longwood: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Longwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Longwood - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Florida (3), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Longwood.
Communities near Longwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Longwood.
- Stanley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Abbotsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Colby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Thorp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Loyal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Owen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Dorchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Stetsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
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 Longwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Longwood. 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 Longwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Longwood. See our Newspapers Page for Longwood.
Adding Longwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Longwood 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 Longwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Longwood post office opened in 1873.
We also found Longwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Longwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Longwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Clark, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Longwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |