Welcome to Langford ...

Langford is located in Kent County<1>.

The location of Langford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Langford is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Langford is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Langford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Langford, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Langford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Langford - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Ontario, South Dakota, Utah (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Langford ...

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

• Chestertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <5>
• Centreville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
• Rock Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
• Church Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <5>
• Queenstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
• Millington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <5>
• Galena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>
• Sudlersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudlersville
  • Sudlersville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudlersville <5>
• Betterton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betterton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betterton
  • Betterton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betterton <5>
• Barclay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 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 Langford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Langford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langford ...

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

Adding Langford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Langford 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 Langford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Langford post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/