Longtown, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Perry County, Missouri
• Legal status: Village
• Population: 76 (Change since 1990: -29.0%)
• Founded: 1819
• Name origin: John Long
• Previously known as: Abernethy

Geography

• Located on US 61 between Uniontown and Perryville
• Latitude: 37°40'12" N   (+37.6699)
• Longitude: 89°46'25" W   (-89.7736)
• Civil township: Union
• Land area: 0.13 square miles (81.7 acres)

As the crow flies, Longtown is...

• 2.4 miles SE of Friedenberg
• 4.1 miles N of Apple Creek
• 5.0 miles NW of Uniontown
• 5.2 miles SW of Farrar
• 5.7 miles NE of Biehle
• 5.8 miles SW of Crosstown
• 6.3 miles NW of Old Appleton
• 6.4 miles E of Highland
• 6.6 miles SE of Perryville
• 6.6 miles W of Brazeau
• 27.9 miles NW of Cape Girardeau
• 70.0 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for John Long, Sr.

Previous names

The post office switched from Abernethy to Longtown in 1873.

Demographics