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Welcome to Ledwidge ...

Ledwidge is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ledwidge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Ledwidge is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ledwidge: 501

Communities near Ledwidge ...

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

  • Conway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Conway is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • Maumelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayflower
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Perryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wooster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Plumerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Oppelo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oppelo is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Cammack Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Bigelow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ledwidge ...

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

Adding Ledwidge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ledwidge 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 Ledwidge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ledwidge post office opened in 1900. The Ledwidge post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ledwidge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ledwidge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/