Welcome to Langdon ...

Langdon is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langdon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Langdon is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Langdon lies within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Langdon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Langdon - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Langdon ...

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

• Spencer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
• Estherville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
  • Estherville is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <3>
• Spirit Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <3>
• Milford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
• Hartley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
• Arnolds Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Park
  • Arnolds Park is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnolds Park <3>
• Okoboji
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okoboji
  • Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okoboji <3>
• Graettinger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graettinger
  • Graettinger is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graettinger <3>
• Ruthven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthven
  • Ruthven is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruthven <3>
• Orleans
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 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 Langdon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Langdon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langdon ...

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

Adding Langdon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Langdon post office opened in 1900.

We also found Langdon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langdon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/