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Welcome to Ladysmith ...

Ladysmith is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ladysmith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Ladysmith is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ladysmith lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ladysmith: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Ladysmith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ladysmith - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ladysmith ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ashland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bowling Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Marye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
    • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Arcadia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Partlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ruther Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hewlett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hewlett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
    • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
  • Penola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
    • Penola is located in Caroline County
  • Thornburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ladysmith ...

Looking for more information about Ladysmith? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ladysmith, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ladysmith.

Adding Ladysmith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ladysmith in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ladysmith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ladysmith post office opened in 1928.

We also found Ladysmith mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ladysmith.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ladysmith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Ladysmith area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Ladysmith area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/