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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 Ludville (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 Ludville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Ludville is located in Pickens County.

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 Pickens County: Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer & Gordon.

Below are the counties that are near Ludville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ludville:

  • Pickens County     (The home county of Ludville)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludville, with the one closest to Ludville listed first.
    • Funkhouser
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
    • Bolivar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Log ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rydal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Corbin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Corbin is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
    • Interchange Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • McCallie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
    • Adairsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
    • Cassville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • Cherokee County
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludville, with the one closest to Ludville listed first.
    • Logan Trace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Acworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mitchell Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Noonday
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Calumet Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
    • Kennesaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mars Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Dawson County
  • Fannin County
  • Floyd County
  • Forsyth County
    • Silver City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludville, with the one closest to Ludville listed first.
    • Litchfield Hundred
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Fields Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludville, with the one closest to Ludville listed first.
    • Whitestone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • Yukon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tails Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • East Ellijay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellijay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Northcutt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • Rolston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Tickanetley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • White Path
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Cherry Log
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Santaluca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludville, with the one closest to Ludville listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Ranger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oakman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sonoraville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • Farmville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Soapstick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • New Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Calhoun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Damascus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
  • Murray County
  • Walker County
  • Whitfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludville, with the one closest to Ludville listed first.
    • Union Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crown Mill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
    • Dalton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ludville, see our County-by-County Page for Ludville.

Cemeteries Near Ludville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ludville.

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 Ludville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ludville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ludville, with the one closest to Ludville listed first.

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ludville had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ludville, with the one closest to Ludville listed first.

  • Hinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hinton is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
  • Jerusalem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bobo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bobo is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Blaine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaine is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Fairmount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Igo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Igo is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
    • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
  • Talking Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ranger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Colima
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Colima is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
  • Bolivar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sharp Top
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharp Top is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Top
    • Jasper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Carters
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ludville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ludville.

Newspapers Published in Ludville ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ludville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ludville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Ludville:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Ludville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ludville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.