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Welcome to Louisville ...

Louisville is located close to the Saint Lawrence River/Seaway.

Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Louisville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1811.

When the people of Louisville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Louisvillian<2>

Louisville is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Louisville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Louisville: 315 & 680<4>

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, Mississippi, Missouri (4), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, 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.

  • Cornwall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Massena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <5>
  • Potsdam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <5>
  • Norwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
  • Waddington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Raymondville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Aultsville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Upper Canada Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farran's Point ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Louisville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Louisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Louisville post office opened in 1811. The Louisville post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louisville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, 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 community'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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louisville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Louisville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Louisville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/