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Welcome to Langford ...

Langford is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Langford is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Langford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Langford: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Langford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Langford - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Ontario, South Dakota, Utah (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Langford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Langford, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Langford ...

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

  • Chestertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Centreville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Church Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Queenstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Millington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Galena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sudlersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Betterton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Barclay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 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 Langford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Langford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langford ...

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

Adding Langford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Langford 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 (so far) for Langford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Langford post office opened in 1876. The Langford post office closed in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Langford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Langford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Langford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/