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Welcome to Laura ...

Laura is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laura, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Laura is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Laura ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Laura - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Laura ...

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

  • Keokuk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <3>
  • Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
  • Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kahoka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Warsaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • Mendon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mendon is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <3>
  • La Grange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • La Belle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ursa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ursa is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ursa <3>
  • Lewistown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laura ...

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

Adding Laura to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laura 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 (so far) for Laura was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Laura post office opened in 1892. The Laura post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laura.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laura - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/