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History · Langleyville

Langleyville’s post office opened in 1823, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1923 on.

1823first post office
0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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How Langleyville began

When was Langleyville founded?

1823

The Langleyville post office opened in 1823, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 391203 years
Founding year: the first Langleyville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Langleyville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Langleyville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1823: 203 years of Langleyville.Old housesHalf of Langleyville’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Langleyville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Langleyville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Langleyville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Langleyville (also Calloway) is an unincorporated census-designated place in Christian County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 391.

Its first post office opened in 1823. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 432 to 391 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Langleyville on the map, 1923 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Langleyville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Langleyville on the 1923 USGS mapLangleyville on the 1982 USGS map1923Taylorville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Langleyville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Langleyville

Nobody well known was born in Langleyville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Edward Mills PurcellAmerican physicist · b. 1912
Jon CorzineAmerican politician in New Jersey · b. 1947
Yvonne CraigAmerican actress · b. 1937
Larry BucshonAmerican politician and physician · b. 1962
Joyce TaylorAmerican actress · b. 1932
George LloydActor · b. 1892

Questions about Langleyville’s history

What year was Langleyville founded?

The Langleyville post office opened in 1823, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.