Welcome to Landers ...
So far, we found very little information about Landers. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Landers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Landers, please Contact Us.
Landers would have been located within present day Floyd County<2>.
The location of Landers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Landers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Landers is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Landers was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Landers (for example, toward Centre (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Landers once stood is in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Landers ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Landers - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Illinois and Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Landers.
Communities near Landers ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Landers.
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <6>
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Cedartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cedartown is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <6>
- Rockmart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
- Rockmart is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <6>
- Seney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Summerville Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <6>
- Aragon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
- Aragon is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aragon <6>
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <6>
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 Landers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Landers.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Landers. 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 Landers.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Landers. See our Newspapers Page for Landers.
Adding Landers to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Landers in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Landers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Landers post office opened in 1888.
We also found Landers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Landers.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Landers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Landers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |