Welcome to Louise ...

Louise is located in Brooke County<1>.

The location of Louise has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Louise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Louise is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Louise lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Louise: (304) and (681)<4>

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 Texas.

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.

• Wheeling
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <5>
• Weirton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• Steubenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <5>
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Martins Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <5>
• Toronto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
• Wintersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
• Wellsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>
• Bethlehem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
• McDonald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • McDonald is located in Washington County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Louise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 1921.

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.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/