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Welcome to Longacre ...

Longacre is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Longacre, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Longacre is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Longacre lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Longacre: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Longacre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Longacre - they are located in Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Longacre.

Communities near Longacre ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Longacre.

  • Oak Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesapeake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ansted
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Belle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • East Bank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Glasgow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pratt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 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 Longacre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longacre.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Longacre. 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 Longacre.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Longacre. See our Newspapers Page for Longacre.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longacre ...

Looking for more information about Longacre? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Longacre, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Longacre.

Adding Longacre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Longacre 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 (so far) for Longacre was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Longacre.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Longacre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Longacre area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Longacre area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.