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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Louise (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Louise. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Louise is located in Alachua County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Louise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Louise:

  • Alachua County     (The home county of Louise)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.
    • Waldo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Earleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Crosse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hague
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Campville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Gainesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnetts Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • Rutledge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rochelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Alachua
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hawthorne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.
    • Sanderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Olustee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.
    • Graham
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brooker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Starke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawtey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.
    • Keystone Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Geneva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Kingsley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Penney Farms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Middleburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.
    • Lulu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort White
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Duval County
    • Maxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Maxville is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Levy County
    • Raleigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Orange Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Orange Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Citra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.
    • Putnam Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Florahome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Edgar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Keuka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Interlachen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mannville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Hollister
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.
    • Worthington Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Butler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Raiford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Louise, see our County-by-County Page for Louise.

Cemeteries Near Louise ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Louise.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Louise - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Louise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.

  • Sparkman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo Cemetery
    • The Waldo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Waldo Community Cemetery
  • Santa Fe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dedan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dedan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brooker.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71894 <2>
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rhuda Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairbanks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Prevatt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Louise in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Louise.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Louise, with the one closest to Louise listed first.

  • Waldo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New River is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
  • Fairbanks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairbanks is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Orange Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
  • Earleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Theressa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Theressa is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theressa
  • Starke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • La Crosse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Paradise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Hague
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Gainesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Campville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Melrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Louise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Louise.

Newspapers Published in Louise ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Louise.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Louise, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Louise.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Louise:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Louise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Louise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.