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Trails to the
Past of Iowa is accepting any donations of
genealogy materials that you may have such as marriage
announcements, news articles, old obituaries, births,
(you do not need the birth certificate) just the
information, and biographies. If you have any of
these items please contact me Marie
Miller the Iowa State
Administrator.
Louisa
County was formed on December 7, 1836 as a part of
Wisconsin Territory. Two theories have been offered for
the origins of its name: one is that it was named after
Louisa Massey, who was very well known in the area at
the time because she avenged the murder of her brother
when she shot the party responsible; the other is that
it was named after Louisa County, Virginia. Louisa
County became a part of Iowa Territory upon its
formation on July 4, 1838.
The
first courthouse was a simple wood-framed building. In
1840, a second courthouse, measuring 40' x 20' was
constructed of stone. In 1854, a third structure was
built. The courthouse used today was erected in
1928
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Cities
Columbus City
Columbus
Junction
Cotter
Fredonia
Grandview
Letts
Morning
Sun
Oakville
Wapello
Unincorporated
community
Toolesboro
Townships
Columbus City
Concord
Eliot
Elm
Grove
Grandview
Jefferson
Marshall
Morning
Sun
Oakland
Port
Louisa
Union
Wapello |
Louisa County Court
House |
Adjacent
counties
Johnson
County (northwest)
Muscatine
County (north)
Rock Island County,
Illinois (northeast)
Mercer
County, Illinois (east)
Des Moines
County (south)
Henry County
(southwest)
Washington County
(west)
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