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Welcome to Ladiga ...

Ladiga is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ladiga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.

Ladiga is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ladiga lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ladiga (for example, toward Cedartown (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ladiga: 256 & 938<3>

Websites for Ladiga ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.calhounchamber.com/

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

Communities near Ladiga ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedartown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Centre
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Weaver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
  • Cedar Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cave Spring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Etna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
  • Fruithurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ladiga ...

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

Adding Ladiga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ladiga 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 (so far) for Ladiga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ladiga post office opened in 1835. The Ladiga post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ladiga.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ladiga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Ladiga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Ladiga area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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