Welcome to Ladysmith ...
The city of Ladysmith is located in Rusk County<1> and is the County Seat for Rusk County.
The location of Ladysmith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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<3> (see below for details).
Ladysmith is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Ladysmith lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Ladysmith: (715) & (534)<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 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) - Hawkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Weyerhaeuser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Sheldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Exeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Tony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Conrath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Glen Flora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ingram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Apollonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
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 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.
We also found Ladysmith on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ladysmith.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ladysmith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ladysmith. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ladysmith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |