Welcome to Landenberg ...

Landenberg is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Landenberg, 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.

Landenberg is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Landenberg: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities near Landenberg ...

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

• Wilmington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Newark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• West Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Elkton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Coatesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Downingtown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Kennett Square
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Elsmere
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Castle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Landenberg ...

Looking for more information about Landenberg? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Landenberg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Landenberg.

Adding Landenberg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Landenberg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Landenberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/