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Welcome to Louisa ...

Louisa is located in Linn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Louisa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Louisa is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Louisa: 319

Communities Also Named Louisa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Louisa - they are located in Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Quebec and Virginia.

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

Communities near Louisa ...

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

  • Cedar Rapids
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Robins is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Fairfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Solon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
  • Center Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ely is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <3>
  • Lisbon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louisa ...

Looking for more information about Louisa? 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 Louisa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Louisa.

Adding Louisa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Louisa 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 (so far) for Louisa was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louisa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louisa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.