Welcome to Landon ...

Landon is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Landon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Landon is near sea level<3>.

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

Landon lies within the (228) area code.

Communities near Landon ...

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

• Gulfport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <4>
• Biloxi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
  • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <4>
• Ocean Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
  • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <4>
• Long Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Bay Saint Louis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
  • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <4>
• D'Iberville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
  • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <4>
• Diamondhead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <4>
• Pass Christian
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <4>
• Waveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
  • Waveland is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <4>
• Lyman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Harrison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Landon ...

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

Adding Landon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Landon post office opened in 1895.

We also found Landon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Landon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/