Welcome to Louis ...
So far, we found very little information about Louis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Louis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Louis, please Contact Us.
Louis would have been located within present day Harmon County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Louis, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Louis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Louis is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Louis was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Louis still existed, it would have been in the (580) area code.
Communities Also Named Louis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Louis - they are located in Illinois, New Mexico and Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Louis.
Communities near Louis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Louis.
- Quanah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanah
- Quanah is located in Hardeman County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quanah <5>
- Hollis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Hollis is located in Harmon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <5>
- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <5>
- East Duke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Gould is located in Harmon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <5>
- Dodson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dodson is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <5>
- Duke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Duke is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duke <5>
- Arnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Arnett is located in Harmon County
- Goodlett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlett
- Goodlett is located in Hardeman County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodlett <5>
- Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Louis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Louis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Louis. 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 Louis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louis. See our Newspapers Page for Louis.
Adding Louis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Louis 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 Louis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Louis post office opened in 1891.
We also found Louis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Louis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Louis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Harmon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |