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Introduction ...

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

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

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Langley is historic, it would have been located within present day Attala County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.

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:

  • Attala County     (The home county of Langley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Ethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Hesterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Auris ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Auris is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
    • Rocky Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • McCool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Kosciusko
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Possumneck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
    • Sallis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Zemuly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Vaiden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Coila
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
    • Carrollton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Carrollton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • French Camp
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Weir
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
    • Ackerman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Williams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Reform
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • West
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Durant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Acona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Acona is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Lexington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Coosa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Saint Ann
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Kilmichael
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Sibleyton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
      • Sibleyton has also been known as:
      • Sibleton
    • Minerva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Minerva is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Winona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Winona is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
    • Eskridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
    • Sweatman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
    • Duck Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
  • Oktibbeha County
    • Sturgis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Eupora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sapa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
    • Walthall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Walthall is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langley, with the one closest to Langley listed first.
    • Hinze
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Vowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Plattsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Louisville
      (28 miles [45.1 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.

  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Newhope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierces Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (492 more) ...
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.

While we didn't find Langley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Langley.

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

  • Chita ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chita is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
  • Hesterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
  • Ethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • French Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
  • Huntsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Kosciusko
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • McCool
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Beatty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Beatty is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
  • Newtonville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Newtonville is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
  • Weir
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
  • Vaiden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
    • Kilmichael
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • McAdams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • McAdams is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams

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 41 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Langley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.