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Welcome to Ladysmith ...

Ladysmith is located in Clay County<1>.

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

Ladysmith is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ladysmith: 785

Communities Also Named Ladysmith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ladysmith - they are located in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ladysmith.

Communities near Ladysmith ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ladysmith ...

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

Adding Ladysmith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ladysmith post office opened in 1900.

We also found Ladysmith on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ladysmith.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ladysmith - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/