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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 Ludden (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 Ludden. 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 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.

Ludden is located in Dickey County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickey County: LaMoure, McIntosh, Ransom, Sargent, Brown (SD) & McPherson (SD).

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

  • Dickey County     (The home county of Ludden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludden, with the one closest to Ludden listed first.
    • Guelph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Guelph is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
    • Norway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Norway is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Oakes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Silverleaf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
    • Glover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Glover is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Fullerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellendale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Monango
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Monango is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludden, with the one closest to Ludden listed first.
    • Verona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • LaMoure
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Berlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sargent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludden, with the one closest to Ludden listed first.
    • Straubville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Straubville is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
    • Brampton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Brampton is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
    • Cogswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harlem ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Harlem is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Stirum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stirum is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
    • Forman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Havana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gwinner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Brown County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludden, with the one closest to Ludden listed first.
    • Hecla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <1>
    • Houghton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Winship
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
    • Frederick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Claremont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Barnard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Huffton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Huffton is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 316 people
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Westport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludden, with the one closest to Ludden listed first.
    • Newark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
    • West Britton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
    • Amherst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kidder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kidder is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Britton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <1>
    • Spain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spain is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people

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

Cemeteries Near Ludden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ludden.

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

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

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

  • Ludden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hecla City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla City Cemetery
    • The Hecla City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hecla Cemetery
  • Oakes View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Detroit Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Brampton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Savo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Sargent Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Houghton Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...

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 Ludden had a population of 427 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ludden had a population of 24 people.

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

  • Port Emma ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Port Emma is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
  • Guelph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Guelph is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
  • Hecla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <1>
  • Oakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Straubville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Straubville is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
  • Clement
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clement is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
  • Silverleaf
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
  • Nicholson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicholson is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Newark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
  • Brampton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brampton is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
  • Glover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Glover is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Houghton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cogswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fullerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Winship
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ludden ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludden.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ludden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ludden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ludden.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Ludden.

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 Ludden:

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 Ludden, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ludden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.