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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 Ludlow (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 Ludlow. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Ludlow is located in Livingston County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy & Linn.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Ludlow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
    • Dawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mooresville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Utica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Utica is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Chillicothe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Avalon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bedford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wheeling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Chula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chula is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <1>
    • Farmersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
    • Latoh ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Latoh is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
    • Mandeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Asper ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Asper is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
    • Stet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bogard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Hale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Palemon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bosworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Carrollton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Norborne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Miles Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Wakenda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chariton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
    • Sumner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Snyder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Triplett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mendon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mendon is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Clinton County
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
    • Lock Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jamesport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gallatin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Altamont is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Winston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jameson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mabel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
    • Hickory Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Laredo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Laredo is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lafayette County
  • Linn County
  • Ray County

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

Cemeteries Near Ludlow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ludlow.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ludlow had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ludlow had a population of 126 people.

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

  • Dawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Proctorville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Latoh ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Latoh is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
  • Braymer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooresville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Blue Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Blue Mound is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
  • Utica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Utica is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Catawba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Catawba is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Breckenridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Gould Farm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tinney Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
    • Mandeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cavendish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cavendish is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ludlow ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludlow.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ludlow. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ludlow and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ludlow.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Ludlow.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ludlow:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ludlow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.