Welcome to Louisa ...

The town of Louisa is located in Louisa County<1> and is the County Seat for Louisa County.

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

The pronunciation of Louisa: loh-WEE-sah<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Louisa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Louisa has a population of 1,736 people<4> (see below for details).

Louisa is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Louisa is located in the (540) area code.

Websites for Louisa ...

Official Website: www.louisatown.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Louisa had an population of 1,736 people. This is an increase of 11.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Louisa had a population of 1,555 people. This makes Louisa the county's most populous community.

The population of Louisa represents 0.02% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 109th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,555 people, the population of Louisa increased 10.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,401 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Louisa.

Communities Also Named Louisa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Louisa - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2) and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Louisa.

Communities near Louisa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Louisa.

• Orange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <6>
• Gordonsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <6>
• Mineral
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <6>
• Trevilians
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
  • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
• Bells Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
  • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
• Cuckoo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
  • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
• Medlock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
  • Medlock is located in Louisa County
• Holladay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holladay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
  • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
• Meltons
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
  • Meltons is located in Louisa County
• Belmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Spotsylvania 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 Louisa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Louisa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Louisa. 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 Louisa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louisa. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Louisa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louisa ...

Looking for more information about Louisa? 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 Louisa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Louisa.

Adding Louisa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Louisa 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 Louisa was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louisa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Louisa: www.louisatown.org/

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/