Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Louisa (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Louisa. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Louisa ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Louisa was referred to as Louisa Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Louisa. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Louisa.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Louisa is located in Louisa County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Louisa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Louisa:
- Louisa County (The home county of Louisa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Trevilians
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Vigor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Bells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Green Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Cuckoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Medlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Meltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Harris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Gays ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Bumpass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Cobham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Burnley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Shadwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Eastham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Hollymead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Jefferson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Simeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Rio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- New Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- Ruther Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Charlottesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Waylands Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Lignum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Kents Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Lake Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Tabscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hadensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maidens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oilville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Dawsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Amicus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Stanardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Tylers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montpelier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Hewlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Goodall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Henrico County
- Wyndham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Madison Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolftown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Danton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Gordonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Madison Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Grassland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rhoadesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Montpelier Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barboursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Wilderness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Beaumont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Holladay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Childs Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Glenora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Paytes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Margo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Partlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Parker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Marye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Louisa, see our County-by-County Page for Louisa.
Cemeteries Near Louisa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Louisa.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Louisa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Louisa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Henson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Louisa had a population of 475 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Louisa had a population of 1,764 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Trevilians
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Vigor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellisville is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Bells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Cuckoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Green Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Cranks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cranks is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Medlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Mallory ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mallory is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Shannon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shannon Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hill
- Holladay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Louisa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Louisa.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Louisa ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Louisa.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Louisa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Louisa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Louisa.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Louisa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Louisa:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Buckingham County
- Caroline County
- Charlottesville City
- Culpeper County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Louisa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Louisa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |