Welcome to Louise ...
Louise is located in Montgomery County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Louise, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Louise is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Louise lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Louise ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Louise - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Louise.
Communities near Louise ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Louise.
- Cheap Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Louise Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Ashland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Erin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wingate West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 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 Louise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Louise.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Louise. 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 Louise.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louise. See our Newspapers Page for Louise.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louise ...
Looking for more information about Louise? 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 Louise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Louise.
Adding Louise to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Louise 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 Louise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Louise post office opened in 1892.
We also found Louise in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Louise.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |