Welcome to Lang (aka 'Hortonville') ...

Lang is located in Lyon County<1>.

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

Lang is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lang: 620

The community of Lang has also been called Hortonville.

Communities Also Named Lang ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lang - they are located in California, Georgia, Maine, Ohio, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Lang ...

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

• Emporia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emporia
  • From Lang to Emporia
• Osage City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
  • Osage City is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <3>
• Lebo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
  • Lebo is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lebo
  • From Lang to Lebo
• Americus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Americus
  • From Lang to Americus
• Olpe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olpe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
  • Olpe is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <3>
• Hartford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
• Neosho Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
  • Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Neosho Rapids
  • From Lang to Neosho Rapids
• Reading
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>
• Allen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
• Admire
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
  • Admire is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Admire <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 Lang. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lang.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lang ...

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

Adding Lang to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lang 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 Lang was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lang in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Lang post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lang.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/