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Welcome to Langeloth ...

Langeloth is located in Washington County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Langeloth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Langeloth is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Langeloth ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Langeloth, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Langeloth ...

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

  • Weirton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
  • Steubenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • East Liverpool
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Canonsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Aliquippa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
    • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <4>
  • Dormont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dormont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormont
    • Dormont is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dormont <4>
  • Carnegie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
    • Carnegie is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,752 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnegie <4>
  • Ambridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
    • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <4>
  • McKees Rocks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langeloth ...

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

Adding Langeloth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Langeloth post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langeloth.

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Langeloth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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