Welcome to Ludwig ...

So far, we found very little information about Ludwig. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ludwig to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ludwig, please Contact Us.

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Ludwig would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>.

Ludwig was founded in 1865.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ludwig is 5,070 feet [1,545 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ludwig is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Ludwig was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Ludwig was located: 775

Communities Also Named Ludwig ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ludwig - they are located in Arkansas, Maryland and Missouri.

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

Communities near Ludwig ...

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

• Yerington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yerington is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <4>
• Smith
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Smith is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith <4>
• Wabuska
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
• Wellington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wellington is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Pine Grove ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
• Copper Run ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
• Davis Station ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
• Topaz Lake
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
• Buckeye ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Dresslerville Colony
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Dresslerville Colony is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville Colony

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

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

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

Adding Ludwig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ludwig in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ludwig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ludwig post office opened in 1911. The Ludwig post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ludwig.