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 Falls (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 Falls. 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.
Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miami County: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Montgomery & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Ludlow Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ludlow Falls:
- Miami County (The home county of Ludlow Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- West Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kessler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Potsdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tipp City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Ginghamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Minster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- Poast Town Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Christiansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- New Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Park Layne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Dodo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Crystal Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Dialton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Donnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- North Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holiday Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Green Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Enon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Limestone City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Pitsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Gettysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Arcanum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Abbottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Ithaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Stelvideo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Castine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Savona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Fairborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Yellow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- Burkettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Wengerlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gratis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Lockington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Russia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hardin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Sidney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Laramie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Filburns Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Port Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Anna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Arba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Haysville Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Whitewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Fountain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ludlow Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Ludlow Falls.
Cemeteries Near Ludlow Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ludlow Falls.
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 Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ludlow Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ludlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wheelock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (540 more) ...
- Honeyman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dohner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Ludlow Falls had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ludlow Falls had a population of 217 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ludlow Falls, with the one closest to Ludlow Falls listed first.
- Ellemans ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ellemans is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellemans
- West Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kessler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Potsdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- County Line ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Painter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ginghamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Eldean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eldean is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldean
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ludlow Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ludlow Falls.
Newspapers Published in Ludlow Falls ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludlow Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ludlow Falls, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ludlow Falls.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ludlow Falls:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Ludlow Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ludlow Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |