Welcome to Louisa ...

Louisa is located in Linn County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
  • Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <4>
• Marion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Robins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
  • Robins is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
• Fairfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Solon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
• Center Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• Ely
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Ely is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <4>
• Lisbon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Atkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <4>

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 for Louisa was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Louisa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louisa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/