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Welcome to Langdon ...

Langdon is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langdon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Langdon is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Langdon: 607

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, Missouri, New Hampshire, 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.

  • Binghamton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnson City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Endicott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Port Dickinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Deposit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Montrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Greene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hallstead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <3>
  • Windsor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langdon ...

Looking for more information about Langdon? 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 Langdon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<4>

From that list, the Langdon post office opened in 1886. The Langdon post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langdon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Langdon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/