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Introduction ...

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 Langford (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 Langford. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Langford is located in Erie County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Erie County: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Langford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Langford:

  • Erie County     (The home county of Langford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langford, with the one closest to Langford listed first.
    • Shirley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Wyandale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • North Collins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Patchin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
    • Concord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Morton Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Pontiac
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • North Boston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Boston is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
    • Hamburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Water Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Water Valley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Brant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Allegany County
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langford, with the one closest to Langford listed first.
    • Gowanda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <1>
    • Brooklyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Perrysburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Persia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Cottage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Otto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cattaraugus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Eddyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • South Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Delevan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <1>
    • Yorkshire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Bird
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Machias
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langford, with the one closest to Langford listed first.
    • Irving
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Parcells Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
    • Silver Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wango
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
    • Forestville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunkirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <1>
    • Cassadaga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sinclairville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • Amherst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Niagara County
    • Park Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Langford, with the one closest to Langford listed first.
    • Arcade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Curriers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Java Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Java Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Harris Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Folsomdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • North Java
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Bliss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Varysburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Smiths Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Langford, see our County-by-County Page for Langford.

Cemeteries Near Langford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Langford.

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 Langford - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Langford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Langford, with the one closest to Langford listed first.

  • Dittman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holy Spirit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Friends Meetinghouse Burial Grounds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobble Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Wood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Langford had a population of 216 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • New Oregon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • New Oregon is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oregon
  • Clarksburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clarksburg is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Shirley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shirley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Marshfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marshfield is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Wyandale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyandale is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
  • North Collins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lawtons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Eden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Eden is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden
  • Eden Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden Valley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
  • Collins Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Morton Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Concord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Boston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Patchin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Langford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Langford.

Newspapers Published in Langford ...

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 262 newspapers that have been published in the area around Langford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Langford, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Langford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Langford:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Langford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Langford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.