Welcome to Port Louisa ...

Port Louisa is located in Louisa County<1>.

The location of Port 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 Port Louisa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Port Louisa: Prt. Louisa

Port Louisa is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Port Louisa: (319)

Communities near Port Louisa ...

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

• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Grandview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Louisa ...

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

Adding Port Louisa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Louisa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Port Louisa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Port Louisa post office opened in 1847.

We also found Port Louisa in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Louisa.

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/