Langston

History

Langston was settled in the 1810s, and was initially known as "Coffeetown" after the Coffee brothers, who were among the early settlers. A post office was established in 1845 with Langston Coffee as the first postmaster. In 1869, most of Coffeetown's residents moved to Texas, and the following year, James Morgan sold lots for the creation of a new town. The new town was named "Langston" after Langston Coffee. Langston initially thrived as a river port along the Tennessee River, eventually growing to include nine stores and a blacksmith. With the rise of railroad traffic in the late 19th century and automobile traffic in the early 20th, it began to decline. The construction of Guntersville Dam by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the late 1930s flooded a significant portion, further reducing its population.

Geography

Langston is located at . The town is situated on the eastern shore of the Tennessee River, at river mile 377. This section of the river is part of Guntersville Lake, which is formed by Guntersville Dam nearly downstream. Sand Mountain rises immediately to the east of Langston. Scottsboro lies across the river to the north, and Section lies atop Sand Mountain to the northeast. County Road 67 connects Langston with State Route 35 to the northeast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (39.06%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  988
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  944
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  922
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  834
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  788
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  786
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  721
• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

  Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  705

Largest nearby schools

• Section High School
  Other · Section · 563 students · 19.4:1 ratio
• Caldwell Elementary School
  Elementary · Scottsboro · 542 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Collins Intermediate School
  Middle · Scottsboro · 521 students · 18:1 ratio
• Scottsboro Junior High School
  Middle · Scottsboro · 379 students · 18:1 ratio
• Thurston T Nelson Elementary School
  Elementary · Scottsboro · 235 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• Macedonia School
  Elementary · Section · 130 students · 21.7:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.53 — 2026-04-27
  12 km NNE of Trinity, Alabama
• M 2.58 — 2025-02-25
  8 km N of Menlo, Georgia
• M 2.5 — 2023-12-23
  7 km ENE of Stevenson, Alabama
• M 2.52 — 2023-06-21
  6 km SSE of Sewanee, Tennessee
• M 2.66 — 2022-08-13
  6 km NW of Hazel Green, Alabama
• M 2.62 — 2020-11-01
  13 km SE of Triana, Alabama