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Welcome to Longpole ...

Longpole is located in McDowell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Longpole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Longpole is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Longpole: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Longpole ...

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

  • Welch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
  • Oceana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • War
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • War is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Man
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
  • Pineville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Matewan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Davy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Davy is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Bradshaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Iaeger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 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 Longpole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longpole.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longpole ...

Looking for more information about Longpole? 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 Longpole, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Longpole.

Adding Longpole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Longpole 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 Longpole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Longpole post office opened in 1905. The Longpole post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Longpole.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Longpole - 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 Longpole area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Longpole 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/