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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 Ladysmith (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 Ladysmith. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Ladysmith is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Ottawa, Riley & Washington.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Ladysmith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladysmith, with the one closest to Ladysmith listed first.
    • Broughton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
      • Broughton is located in Clay County
    • Idana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
      • Idana is located in Clay County
    • Clay Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oak Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Wakefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Industry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Clay County
    • Longford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
      • Longford is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Longford has also been known as:
      • Longford Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <2>
    • Morganville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
      • Morganville has also been known as:
      • Morgantown
    • Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oscar ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
      • Oscar is located in Clay County
    • Vining
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Cloud County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladysmith, with the one closest to Ladysmith listed first.
    • Miltonvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Saint Joseph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
    • Aurora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Ames
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Cloud County
    • Clyde
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Huscher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
      • Huscher is located in Cloud County
    • Rice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Cloud County
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladysmith, with the one closest to Ladysmith listed first.
    • Manchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Buckeye
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
    • Upland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in Dickinson County
    • Talmage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Talmage is located in Dickinson County
    • Chapman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Detroit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Dickinson County
    • Abilene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Solomon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Acme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Dickinson County
  • Geary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladysmith, with the one closest to Ladysmith listed first.
    • Milford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Junction City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview Plaza
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
      • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
    • Wreford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
      • Wreford is located in Geary County
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladysmith, with the one closest to Ladysmith listed first.
    • Vine Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
      • Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
      • Former name for Vine Creek:
      • Vine
    • Ackley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
      • Ackley is located in Ottawa County
    • Lamar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Ottawa County
    • Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Ottawa County
    • Niles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Ottawa County
    • Verdi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
      • Verdi is located in Ottawa County
    • Bennington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lindsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
      • Lindsey is located in Ottawa County
      • Lindsey has also been known as:
      • Ayersville
    • Minneapolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Alfmil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfmil
      • Alfmil is located in Ottawa County
  • Riley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladysmith, with the one closest to Ladysmith listed first.
    • Bala
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
      • Bala is located in Riley County
    • Lasita ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
      • Lasita is located in Riley County
    • Leonardville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
      • Leonardville is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Leonardville has also been known as:
      • Leonard
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <2>
    • Riley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <2>
    • May Day
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
      • May Day is located in Riley County
    • Walsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
    • Winkler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winkler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
    • Keats
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
      • Keats is located in Riley County
    • Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Ogden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladysmith, with the one closest to Ladysmith listed first.
    • Clifton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
      • Clifton has also been known as:
      • West Clifton
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
    • Palmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Linn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Linn is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <2>
    • Chepstow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepstow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Ladysmith ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ladysmith.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ladysmith, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ladysmith.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ladysmith:

Cemeteries Near Ladysmith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ladysmith.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • Wesleyan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesleyan Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Longford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesleyan Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Republican City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Republican City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republican City Cemetery
  • Athelstane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athelstane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athelstane Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Rose Meron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Broughton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broughton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broughton Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Shields Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
    • Greenridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Ladysmith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ladysmith.

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

  • Broughton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
    • Broughton is located in Clay County
  • Idana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
    • Idana is located in Clay County
  • Oak Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Clay Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Industry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Industry is located in Clay County
  • Wakefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Longford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
    • Longford is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Longford has also been known as:
    • Longford Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <2>
  • Bala
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
    • Bala is located in Riley County
  • Morganville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Morganville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Morganville has also been known as:
    • Morgantown
  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Green
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Milford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Miltonvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sutphen ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
      • Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
    • Talmage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Talmage is located in Dickinson County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ladysmith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ladysmith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ladysmith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2713, Longitude: -97.1842       In this case, the coordinates for Ladysmith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Ladysmith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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