Welcome to Langston ...

Langston is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Langston is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Langston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Langston is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Langston is within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Langston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Langston - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Langston ...

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

• Springfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Nixa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
• Ozark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Republic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Battlefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Willard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Rogersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Clever
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
• Strafford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <4>
• Sparta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <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 Langston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Langston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langston ...

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

Adding Langston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Langston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Missouri (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/