Welcome to Louise ...

Louise is located on the Gulf Coast.

Louise is located in Wharton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Louise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Louise is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Louise lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Louise lies within the (979) area code.

The ZIP code for Louise: 77455<3>

Communities Also Named Louise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Louise - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Louise.

Communities near Louise ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Louise.

• El Campo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
  • El Campo is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <5>
• Edna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Edna is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <5>
• Ganado
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
  • Ganado is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <5>
• La Ward
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
  • La Ward is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <5>
• Hillje
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
  • Hillje is located in Wharton County
• Hahn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
  • Hahn is located in Wharton County
• Danevang
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danevang have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danevang
  • Danevang is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danevang <5>
• Pierce
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <5>
• Midfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
  • Midfield is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <5>
• Francitas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francitas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francitas
  • Francitas is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francitas <5>

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 Louise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Louise.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Louise. 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 Louise.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louise. See our Newspapers Page for Louise.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louise ...

Looking for more information about Louise? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Louise, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Louise.

Adding Louise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Louise 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 Louise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Louise post office opened in 1888.

We also found Louise in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louise.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Louise. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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