Ludowici, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ludowici South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31316. It stands on Hall Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ludowici quadrangle. 1,590 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 66 feet above sea level.
On record in Ludowici
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Long County Courthouselisted 1980
Ludowici Well Pavilionlisted 1984
Population over time
2 figuresLudowici fell from 1,703 to 1,590 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,703 | |
| 2020 | 1,590 | -113 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1943 USGS Ludowici quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Ludowici quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
427 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 427 fires within 5 miles of Ludowici between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,844 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 132 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 176 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 132 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-LONG-005 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-LONG-008 |
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ludowici: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lake Pit | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
45 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ludowici in 45 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 29 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds in Ludowici. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $2,000 | Large oak tree down in yard. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $750 | One large tree and several large tree limbs were reported down across Jones Creek Loop, 5 miles north-northwest of Doctortown, Georgia. Pea sized hail was also reported. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | $500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down within Ludowici. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Long County dispatch reported two trees down in the county. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | The Long County Warning Point reported trees down in the area of Hilton Junction. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Quarter size hail was reported by a trained weather spotter along the Wayne and Long County line. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Ludowici police reported damage to sheds and car ports. Damage in Sand Hills subdivision. |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Ludowici | - | Heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Tammy washed out Lee Place Road. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Quarter size hail fell along Highway 301 northwest of Ludowici. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Penny size hail fell along highway 38. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell just west of the the Liberty County airport, but in Long county. Wind gust to 50 mph were also reported. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Ludowici | - | Heavy rainfall flooded roads across the county. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees, one of which fell on a house. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Several trees and large limbs were down. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Numerous trees down in and around the town of Ludowici |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees and power lines were down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Wind knocked down several trees and large limbs which also brought down some power lines. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Power lines down |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Several trees and large limbs down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Powerlines down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees down. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees and large limbs down. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | A couple of trees down. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | Trees and powerlines down. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Ludowici | - | Nickel sized hail covered the ground to the depth of one to two inches in the town of Ludowici. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludowici | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer (historical) | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Aimar | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Wefanie | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Elim | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Roderick (historical) | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Tibet (historical) | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Donald | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Smiley Crossroads | 10.8 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ludowici | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2734987 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356371. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







