Welcome to Ladysmith ...
The city of Ladysmith is located in Rusk County<1> and is the County Seat for Rusk County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ladysmith, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ladysmith has a population of 3,101 people<2> (see below for details).
Ladysmith is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Ladysmith lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ladysmith: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Ladysmith: 54848<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ladysmith had an population of 3,101 people. This is a decrease of 9.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.13% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ladysmith had a population of 3,414 people (or 23.18% of the total population of Rusk County). This makes Ladysmith the county's most populous community.
The population of Ladysmith represents 0.06% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 258th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,414 people, the population of Ladysmith decreased 13.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,932 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Ladysmith.
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 Virginia.
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.
- Bruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Hawkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Weyerhaeuser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Sheldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Exeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Tony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Conrath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Glen Flora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ingram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Apollonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers 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 (so far) 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 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ladysmith.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ladysmith. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ladysmith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Ladysmith area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. 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). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Ladysmith). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ladysmith or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |