Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Louisa came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Louisa in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Louisa. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Louisa data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Louisa:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Louisa was listed as Louisa Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Louisa was listed as Louisa Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Louisa was listed as Louisa Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Kentucky (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Louisa is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Louisa in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Louisa for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Louisa. See our Misc Page for Louisa for more information.