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Welcome to Louisville ...

The town of Louisville is located in Barbour County<1>.


The location of Louisville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Louisville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

When the people of Louisville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Louisvillian<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Louisville has a population of 457 people<4> (see below for details).

Louisville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Louisville (for example, toward Cuthbert (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Louisville lies within the (334) area code.

The ZIP code for Louisville: 36048<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Louisville had an population of 457 people. This is a decrease of 11.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Louisville had a population of 519 people. This makes Louisville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Louisville represents 0.01% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 332nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 519 people, the population of Louisville decreased 15.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 612 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 Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, 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.

  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brundidge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
    • Brundidge is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <7>
  • Clio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <7>
  • Ariton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
    • Ariton is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Bakerhill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
    • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Banks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <7>
  • Blue Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
    • Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Elamville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
    • Elamville is located in Barbour County
  • Buckhorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Pike County
  • Phillips Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
    • Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County

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 for Louisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Louisville post office opened in 1826.

We also found Louisville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louisville.

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 Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>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 town'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.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Louisville.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louisville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>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 town (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).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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