Welcome to Langworthy ...

Langworthy is located in Jones County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langworthy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Langworthy is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Langworthy: (319)

The ZIP code for Langworthy: 52252<4>

Communities near Langworthy ...

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

• Anamosa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
  • Anamosa is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <5>
• Monticello
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
• Cascade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <5>
• Central City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Springville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <5>
• Mechanicsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
• Olin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
  • Olin is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <5>
• Coggon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggon
  • Coggon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coggon <5>
• Hopkinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <5>
• Wyoming
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <5>

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 Langworthy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Langworthy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langworthy ...

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

Adding Langworthy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Langworthy post office opened in 1858.

We also found Langworthy in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langworthy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/

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