Welcome to Landes ...

Landes is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Landes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Landes is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Landes (for example, toward Oaktown (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Landes is located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Landes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Landes - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Landes ...

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

• Olney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <3>
• Robinson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <3>
• Lawrenceville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <3>
• Sumner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <3>
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
• Bridgeport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <3>
• Oblong
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <3>
• Palestine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <3>
• Flat Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <3>
• Sainte Marie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
  • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Landes ...

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

Adding Landes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Landes post office opened in 1887.

We also found Landes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Landes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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