Welcome to Ludlow ...
So far, we found very little information about Ludlow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ludlow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ludlow, please Contact Us.
Ludlow would have been located within present day Las Animas County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ludlow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ludlow is 6,280 feet [1,914 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ludlow is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ludlow was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Ludlow was located: 719
Communities Also Named Ludlow ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Ludlow - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ludlow.
Communities near Ludlow ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ludlow.
- Trinidad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aguilar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cokedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Starkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gulnare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boncarbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boncarbo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boncarbo
- Boncarbo is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boncarbo <4>
- El Moro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoehne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
- Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <4>
- Beshoar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beshoar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
- Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beshoar
- From Ludlow to Beshoar
- Engleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Engleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
- Engleville is located in Las Animas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Engleville
- From Ludlow to Engleville
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 Ludlow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ludlow.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ludlow. 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 Ludlow.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludlow. See our Newspapers Page for Ludlow.
Adding Ludlow to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ludlow 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 Ludlow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Ludlow post office opened in 1896.
We also found Ludlow on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1939.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ludlow.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ludlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Las Animas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ludlow - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |