Ladysmith, Virginia

Ladysmith is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located along US 1 and SR 639 (former SR 229), northwest of Ruther Glen and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of I-95, exit 110. The community contains attractions such as the Pendleton Golf Club, which is addressed as being in Ruther Glen.^[2]

Ladysmith, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Central intersection in Ladysmith
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Coordinates: 38°01′03″N 77°30′55″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Caroline
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22501
Area code	804
GNIS feature ID	1469093[1]

History

A post office called Ladysmith has been in operation since 1928.^[3] The community may have been named after Ladysmith, in South Africa.^[4] A more likely scenario is that the community was given the name of Clara Smith‘s mother, original owner of the site.^[5]

Notable people

• William Clark (born 1770 in Ladysmith), explorer and politician