Louise, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the LaGrange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30230. The Survey maps it on the Mountville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mountville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
170 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Louise between 1992 and 2019, burning about 590 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 99 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TROUP-003 |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-TROUP-001 |
| 19 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-TROUP-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Louise: 2 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Iron, Nickel, Arsenic, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Amason Prospect | Arsenic, Lead | Prospect | Underground | |
| Louise Chromite Deposit | Chromium, Iron, Nickel | Prospect | 1870 | |
| Pothill Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Turner Mine | Chromium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Louise in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Hail | Louise | $320,000 | The public reported hail the size of golf balls in the Hogansville area. several cars were dented and had windshields cracked. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Louise | $80,000 | A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down approximately one mile south of Louise or 5.5 miles northeast of LaGrange in northeast Troup county. This was just one of 15 tornadoes that affected the central portion of Georgia early on Mother's Day 2008 and the first of two tornadoes, within the same parent thunderstorm, to touch down in Troup county. The tornado touched down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 29 and Willowwood Road. The tornado tracked approximately 1 mile to the east-northeast to a point less than one mile east-southeast of Louise. The path width was approximately 150 yards wide. Three homes were damaged, a well house was destroyed, and numerous large trees were snapped in half along the path of the tornado. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louise | $25,000 | The Troup County 911 Center reported that several trees were down along Towns Road south and southeast of Louise. One of the trees fell on a car on the roadway. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louise | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down on a vehicle near the intersection of Hines Road and Towns Road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louise | $1,000 | Tree down near MM 22 in Troup County along I-85. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Louise | - | The Troup County 911 Center reported quarter-sized hail across the northeast part of the county between Louise and Hogansville. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | 0.8 miles | 10 | |
| Asta Village | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Brookstone Estates | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| West Wind | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mountville | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Lakeview Meadows | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Bass Crossroads | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Riverview | 4.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332270. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




