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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 Ludwigs Corner (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 Ludwigs Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Ludwigs Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Ludwigs Corner: Ludwigs Cor. (or less commonly used: Ludwigs Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Ludwigs Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Ludwigs Corner may originally have been Ludwig's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Ludwigs Corner might be written as Ludwig Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Ludwigs Corner is located in Chester County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chester County: New Castle (DE), Cecil (MD), Berks, Delaware, Lancaster & Montgomery.

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

  • Chester County     (The home county of Ludwigs Corner)
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludwigs Corner, with the one closest to Ludwigs Corner listed first.
    • Bally
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bally have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bally
      • Bally is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bally <3>
    • Geigertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Joanna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Monocacy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monocacy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
      • Monocacy is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monocacy
      • From Ludwigs Corner to Monocacy
    • Morgantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Amity Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
    • Birdsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Morgan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
      • New Morgan is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Scarlets Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironstone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Colebrookdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Beckersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Plowville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludwigs Corner, with the one closest to Ludwigs Corner listed first.
    • Argus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Derstines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairhill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Selsie Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selsie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
      • Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
    • Trumbauersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford Square
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkasie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
      • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
    • Silverdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Silverdale is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <3>
    • Chalfont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfont
      • Chalfont is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalfont <3>
    • Steinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Quakertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zionhill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludwigs Corner, with the one closest to Ludwigs Corner listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Davids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wayne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Glen Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Countrie Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Countrie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Countrie Village
      • Green Countrie Village is located in Delaware County
    • Ithan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Radnor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radnor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
      • Radnor is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radnor <3>
    • Broomall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Heights
      • Chester Heights is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester Heights <3>
    • Lima
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Marple
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
      • Marple is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marple
      • From Ludwigs Corner to Marple
    • Chelsea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elwyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elwyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn
      • Elwyn is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elwyn
      • From Ludwigs Corner to Elwyn
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ernest
      • From Ludwigs Corner to Ernest
  • Lancaster County
  • Lehigh County
  • Montgomery County
  • Philadelphia County
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludwigs Corner, with the one closest to Ludwigs Corner listed first.
    • Centreville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ashland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashland
      • From Ludwigs Corner to Ashland
    • Yorklyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hockessin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Cuba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Rockland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Talleyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyville
      • Talleyville is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talleyville <3>
    • Vintage Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vintage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
      • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Winterthur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur
      • Winterthur is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterthur <3>
    • Cokesbury Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
      • Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Arden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <3>
    • Ardentown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Carpenter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludwigs Corner, with the one closest to Ludwigs Corner listed first.
    • Appleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Appleton
      • From Ludwigs Corner to Appleton
    • Fair Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Line Village of Fair Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Line Village of Fair Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Line Village of Fair Hill
      • Old Line Village of Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Blake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
      • Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blake
      • From Ludwigs Corner to Blake
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ludwigs Corner, with the one closest to Ludwigs Corner listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooper
      • From Ludwigs Corner to Cooper
    • Gibbstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Beckett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • Carneys Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carneys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near Ludwigs Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ludwigs Corner.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ludwigs Corner, with the one closest to Ludwigs Corner 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.<7>

While we didn't find Ludwigs Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ludwigs Corner.

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

  • Nantmeal Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • East Nantmeal
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Nantmeal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nantmeal
    • East Nantmeal is located in Chester County
  • Byers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
    • Byers is located in Chester County
  • Matthews
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matthews. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Matthews is located in Chester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Matthews
    • From Ludwigs Corner to Matthews
  • Wallace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Chester County
  • Milford Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Anselma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Birchrunville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchrunville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchrunville
    • Birchrunville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchrunville <3>
  • Pughtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coventryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glenmoore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmoore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoore
    • Glenmoore is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmoore <3>
  • Springton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Ludwigs Corner ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludwigs Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ludwigs Corner, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ludwigs Corner.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Ludwigs Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ludwigs Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ludwigs Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ludwigs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1157, Longitude: -75.6943    
<7>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 Ludwigs Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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