Louisa is an extinct town in southern
Texas County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Missouri
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. The community was located along the South Prong of
Jacks Fork Creek, southeast of
Grogan.
A post office called Louisa was established in 1905 and remained in operation until 1923. An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Louisa Embree.
References
Ghost towns in Missouri
Former populated places in Texas County, Missouri
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