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Welcome to Langdon ...

So far, we found very little information about Langdon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Langdon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Langdon, please Contact Us.

Langdon would have been located within present day Atchison County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langdon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Langdon is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Langdon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Langdon was located: 660

Communities Also Named Langdon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Langdon - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Langdon ...

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

  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Auburn is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
  • Tarkio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Port
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
  • Peru
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • Fairfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Craig
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Verdon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Verdon is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdon <4>
  • Nemaha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Nemaha has also been known as:
    • Nemaha City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <4>
  • Stella
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stella is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stella <4>

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

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

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

Adding Langdon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Langdon post office opened in 1880. The Langdon post office closed in 1979.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langdon.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Langdon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Atchison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Langdon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/