Our Genealogy Helper
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 Port Louisa (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 Port Louisa. 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.
Name Variations for Port Louisa ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Louisa: Prt. Louisa
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Port Louisa is located in Louisa County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Louisa County: Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Muscatine, Washington, Mercer (IL) & Rock Island (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Port Louisa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Louisa:
- Louisa County (The home county of Port Louisa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Wapello
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Letts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <2>
- Elrick Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>
- Morning Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <2>
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Columbus City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Columbus Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
- Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <2>
- Cotter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Gladwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Wyman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Lime City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Downey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Centerdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Des Moines County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Mediapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediapolis
- Mediapolis is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mediapolis <2>
- Yarmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Yarmouth is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <2>
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Sperry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Dodgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Kline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - West Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
- West Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <2>
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Mount Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Olds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Swedesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <2>
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <2>
- Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Lone Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <2>
- River Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hills is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <2>
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Fruitland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Muscatine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
- Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <2>
- Conesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Fairport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Nichols
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Midway Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Atalissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atalissa
- Atalissa is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atalissa <2>
- Moscow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <2>
- Pleasant Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- South Towne Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Towne Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
- Blue Grass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <2>
- Durant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Durant is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <2>
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Crawfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <2>
- Ainsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Ainsworth is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <2>
- Havre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Coppock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Milroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Oquawka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
- Oquawka is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <2>
- Rozetta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Gladstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <2>
- Gulf Port
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Biggsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
- Eliza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Petersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <2>
- Keithsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
- Keithsburg is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keithsburg <2>
- Marston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Seaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Seaton is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaton <2>
- Aledo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
- Aledo is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <2>
- Sunbeam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Shale City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Shale City is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Burgess
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Burgess is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Gilchrist
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Buffalo Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Prairie
- Buffalo Prairie is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Prairie <2>
- Illinois City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Edgington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Reynolds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Reynolds is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <2>
- Andalusia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andalusia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
- Andalusia is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <2>
- Taylor Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Ridge
- Taylor Ridge is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Ridge <2>
- Warren County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Little York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Warren County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little York <2>
- Eleanor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Louisa, see our County-by-County Page for Port Louisa.
Cemeteries Near Port Louisa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Louisa.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Louisa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Port Louisa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Louisa Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Louisa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wilson Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Louisa County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louisa County Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louisa County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hardman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wapello Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wapello Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wapello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mallory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallory Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brockway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brockway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Indian Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Long Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wagner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Indian Creek Cemetery
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 Port Louisa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Louisa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Louisa, with the one closest to Port Louisa listed first.
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Wapello
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Toolesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toolesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
- Toolesboro is located in Louisa County
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
- Fruitland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Letts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <2>
- Bard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Eliza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>
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- Petersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Morning Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <2>
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Louisa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Louisa.
Newspapers Published in Port Louisa ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Louisa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Louisa, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Louisa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Port Louisa:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Des Moines County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Muscatine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henderson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock Island County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cedar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Louisa County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Louisa County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Louisa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Port Louisa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Louisa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Louisa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2392, Longitude: -91.1313 In this case, the coordinates for Port Louisa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |