Welcome to Langdale ...

Langdale is located in Chambers County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Langdale is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Langdale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Langdale (for example, toward Hamilton (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Langdale: (334)

Communities Also Named Langdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Langdale - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Langdale ...

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

• Opelika
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opelika have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
  • Opelika is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelika <4>
• LaGrange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
• Mountain Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
• Lanett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
  • Lanett is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <4>
• Smith's Station
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith's Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
  • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
• West Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• LaFayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <4>
• Pine Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Pine Mountain is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain <4>
• Hamilton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Mountainbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
  • Mountainbrook is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 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 Langdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Langdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langdale ...

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

Adding Langdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Langdale post office opened in 1892.

We also found Langdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/