Welcome to Langford ...

Langford is located in Jefferson 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 1902.

Langford is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Langford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Langford - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland, 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.

• De Witt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <4>
• Altheimer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altheimer
  • Altheimer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altheimer <4>
• Gould
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Gould is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
• Gillett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  • Gillett is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillett <4>
• Humphrey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Humphrey is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <4>
• Grady
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
• Mitchellville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
• Almyra
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
  • Almyra is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <4>
• Wabbaseka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
  • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Bayou Meto
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
  • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County

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.<5>

From that list, the Langford post office opened in 1902.

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 Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/