Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ludowici (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ludowici. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ludowici is located in Long County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Long County: Liberty, McIntosh, Tattnall & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Ludowici. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ludowici:
- Long County (The home county of Ludowici)
- Donald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Appling County
- Surrency
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brantley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludowici, with the one closest to Ludowici listed first.
- Popwellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Hortense
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludowici, with the one closest to Ludowici listed first.
- Keller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Pembroke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludowici, with the one closest to Ludowici listed first.
- Altamaha Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
- Thalmann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thalmann is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludowici, with the one closest to Ludowici listed first.
- Walthourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allenhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Cherokee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Hinesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
- Doe Run Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Garden Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Tupelo Trail
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Flemington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Stewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bryan Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludowici, with the one closest to Ludowici listed first.
- Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Credit Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Shellman Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darien
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce County
- Offerman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludowici, with the one closest to Ludowici listed first.
- Glennville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Mendes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mendes is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
- Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludowici, with the one closest to Ludowici listed first.
- Doctortown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Jesup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madray Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
- Pendarvis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Odum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Screven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ludowici, see our County-by-County Page for Ludowici.
Cemeteries Near Ludowici ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ludowici.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ludowici - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ludowici covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ludowici, with the one closest to Ludowici listed first.
- Citizens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Strangers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walthourville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bacon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allenhurst Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Popples Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Ludowici in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ludowici.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ludowici, with the one closest to Ludowici listed first.
- Doctortown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Walthourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jesup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Gardi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gardi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
- Hinesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Odum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Riceboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glennville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- Dorchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ludowici. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ludowici.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ludowici ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludowici.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ludowici. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ludowici and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ludowici.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Ludowici.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ludowici:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Long County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appling County
- Brantley County
- Bryan County
- Glynn County
- Liberty County
- McIntosh County
- Pierce County
- Tattnall County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Ludowici, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ludowici) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |