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Louisa Kentucky Map

Explore Louisa, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Louisa, Kentucky

How to Use This Louisa, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Louisa, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Louisa.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Louisa
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Lawrence County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.111611
Longitude	-82.61517
Population	2,679
Density	461.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	41230
Area Code	859
County Seat	Louisa
School District	Lawrence County School District

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About Louisa, Kentucky

Louisa is a locality in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,679. The population density is 461.4 people per km². Louisa is located at 38.1116°N, 82.6152°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Louisa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41230.

Louisa emerges where the Levisa Fork bends against the limestone, defining the reach of a landscape carved by patient, persistent water. It lies 25.2 miles south of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 176°T), and is situated 19.7 miles south of Kenova. The earth here holds a dense, verdant weight, swelling into ridges that rise like the distant, hazy memory of the Appalachian Mountains, which loom ninety-one miles to the east. Within the quiet perimeter of Louisa City Park, the air carries a crisp, earthen scent, particularly when the light of a late autumn afternoon slants low and long across the grass. Two miles away, the shadows deepen within the narrow confines of Luke Watkins Hollow, while the calm expanse of Yatesville Lake provides a mirror for the sky, reflecting a stillness that defines the slow, deliberate pulse of the surrounding terrain.

Commerce in Louisa has long been tethered to the timber and coal that once flowed through these valleys, an inheritance of labor that lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the streetscapes. While the modern economy has shifted toward the varied rhythms of local trade and service, the historical gravity of the region remains, an echo of the men who worked the seams and the families who settled the riverbanks. Seventeen miles of woodland in the Cabwaylingo State Forest stand as a reminder of the vast, untamed character that persists just beyond the reach of paved roads. Life in Louisa moves with the gravity of the river, a steady, quiet progression that values the endurance of the land over the frantic pace of more crowded horizons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stella P And Oscar Moore Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 144° SE
Louisa City Pool (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 028° NE
Yatesville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 251° W
Yatesville Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 244° SW
Yatesville Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 253° W
Yatesville Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 226° SW
Kentucky Roots Farm (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 313° NW
East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 095° E
Cabwaylingo State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.7 mi, 119° SE
Main Street Cinema (Cinema) — 17.3 mi, 165° S
Marshall Plane Crash Site (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 006° N
Beech Fork State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 047° NE
Camden Park Mound (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 013° N
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Public Artwork) — 21.6 mi, 018° N
WWI Memorial Trail (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 020° N
The Art Spirit (Gallery) — 22.0 mi, 020° N
Time Capsule (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 022° N
Windsor House Gallery (Gallery) — 22.9 mi, 024° NE
Sipp Theatre (Arts Centre) — 23.1 mi, 207° SW
Huntington Dance Theatre (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 023° NE
3rd Avenue Art Gallery (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 023° NE
Keith Albee (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 024° NE
Touma Museum of Medicine (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 023° NE
Barnes Agency Design & Digital Media Studio (Arts Centre) — 23.4 mi, 023° NE
Chad Pennington Hall of Fame (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 026° NE
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 31.4 mi, 358° N · 243k acres
Cascade Bridge (Attraction) — 31.7 mi, 302° NW
Box Canyon (Attraction) — 31.7 mi, 302° NW
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 36.8 mi, 269° W · 564k acres
Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.4 mi, 249° W · 13k acres

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