Welcome to Louisville ...
The city of Louisville is located in Winston County<1> and is the County Seat for Winston County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Louisville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
When the people of Louisville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Louisvillian<2>
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Louisville has a population of 5,999 people<3> (see below for details).
Louisville is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Louisville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Louisville: 662
The ZIP code for Louisville: 39339<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Louisville had an population of 5,999 people. This is a decrease of 9.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.37% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Louisville had a population of 6,631 people (or 34.53% of the total population of Winston County). This makes Louisville the county's most populous community.
The population of Louisville represents 0.22% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 54th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 6,631 people, the population of Louisville decreased 5.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,006 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Louisville.
Communities Also Named Louisville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Louisville - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Missouri (4), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Tennessee and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Louisville.
Communities near Louisville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Louisville.
- Ackerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Ackerman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerman <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ackerman
- From Louisville to Ackerman
- Noxapater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
- Noxapater is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <6>
- Weir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Weir is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <6>
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <6>
- McCool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McCool
- From Louisville to McCool
- Hinze
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hinze
- From Louisville to Hinze
- Fearns Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fearns Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fearns Springs
- From Louisville to Fearns Springs
- Plattsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plattsburg
- From Louisville to Plattsburg
- Handle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Handle
- From Louisville to Handle
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Louisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Louisville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Louisville. 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 Louisville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louisville. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Louisville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louisville ...
Looking for more information about Louisville? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Louisville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Louisville.
Adding Louisville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Louisville 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 Louisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
X2X - From that list, the Louisville post office opened in 1835.
We also found Louisville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Louisville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Louisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Louisville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Louisville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Louisville. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louisville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Louisville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Louisville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |