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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Langley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Langley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Langley is located in Ellsworth County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ellsworth County: Barton, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell & Saline.

Below are the counties that are near Langley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Langley:

  • Ellsworth County     (The home county of Langley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Venango
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
    • Yankee Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
    • Midway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Carneiro ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
    • Terra Cotta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
    • Kanopolis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellsworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorraine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Holyrood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Farhman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Farhman is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
    • Claflin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • McPherson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Marquette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Windom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Windom is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Lindsborg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Conway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Conway is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • McPherson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Groveland is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Inman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Inman is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
    • Elyria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elyria is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
    • Galva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Galva is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <1>
    • Roxbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Medora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Medora is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Nickerson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Buhler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Buhler is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Buhler has also been known as:
      • Tulip Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <1>
    • Willowbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Willowbrook is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Crawford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Crawford is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Galt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Galt is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Little River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Geneseo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mitchell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pollard is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Frederick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Frederick is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Lyons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Saxman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saxman is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
    • Bushton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bushton is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Chase
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chase is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Sterling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Falun
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Salemsborg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Salemsborg is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bavaria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bavaria is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
      • Bavaria has also been known as:
      • Houch
    • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillips Village is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
    • Smolan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Smolan is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Assaria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mentor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mentor is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Hallville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hallville is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
    • Glendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Glendale is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Salina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gypsum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Langley, see our County-by-County Page for Langley.

Cemeteries Near Langley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Langley.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Langley - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Langley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.

  • Langley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Click Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elim Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marquette Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Liscum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Excelsior Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bean Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Summit Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Scates Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Genesee Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Langley had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.

  • Crawford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crawford is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Venango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
  • Marquette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Galt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Galt is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
  • Geneseo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Little River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Freemount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Freemount is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount
    • Freemount has also been known as:
    • Freemont City
  • Windom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Windom is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Mitchell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Carneiro ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
  • Falun
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Terra Cotta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pollard is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Arcola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Arcola is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Langley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Langley.

Newspapers Published in Langley ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Langley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Langley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Langley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Langley:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Langley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Langley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.