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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 McKean County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.
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:
- McKean County (The home county of Ludlow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
- Kane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kanesholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Tallyho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Coontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Timbuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Mount Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Shanty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Hutchins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Lewis Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Custer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
- Crown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Cooksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
- Windy City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- James City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Russell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Wilcox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Streights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Instanter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Johnsonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Hallton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Whistletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Ridgway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Balltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Marienville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Trunkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Redclyffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Fagundus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Clarington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jamison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
- Schoffner Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Munderf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
- Roystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Barnes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Hoover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Saybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Sheffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Clarendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Stoneham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Hemlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
- Elko ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Onoville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Cold Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chipmunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- East Randolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
- Ivory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Kiantone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Frewsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Busti
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Poland Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Falconer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Kane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198998 <3>
- Brookston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Callistus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greendale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irvine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (88 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ludlow had a population of 215 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ludlow, with the one closest to Ludlow listed first.
- Roystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Wetmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wetmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Sheffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barnes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morrison is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Saybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Tiona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brookston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookston is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
- Kane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Westline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stoneham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
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 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludlow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ludlow, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ludlow.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Warren County
- Cattaraugus County
- Chautauqua County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |