Louisville, Boulder County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Boulder County  Louisville

Farmers arrived in the area that is now Louisville in the 1860s. Among the earliest was David Kerr with his wife and four children who settled near Coal Creek. The earliest settlers used coal from local outcroppings for home heating. Hauling coal by wagon was barely profitable, but in 1872 and 1873 a railroad track was completed through the area. In 1877 the first coal mine opened in what became Louisville and a rail depot was established.

On October 24, 1978 Louis Nawatny registered the platted land he owned near the depot. He named the town after himself. In the 1880 census, the new residents were immigrants from 12 different European countries. The Italian population that Louisville is famous for began to arrive in the 1890s.

Coal mining built the town, and miner’s strikes for safer working conditions made the news for many years. Coal companies imported European miners as strike breakers, adding to the town diversity.

Cemeteries
 Louisville Cemetery 104 Street and Empire Road Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: 303-335-4735 Website

Coal Creek Cemetery 1751 Hwy. 42 (Empire Rd.) Louisville, CO Phone: 303-665-5588 ext 3340 Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery 6739 S Boulder Rd Boulder, CO 80303 Phone: 303-494-7572 Interment list Established 1873 and for many years was the only Catholic cemetery in Boulder County.

Early Churches
 St. Louis Catholic Church 902 Grant Avenue Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: 303-666-6401 Established in 1884, but from 1872 circuit priests regularly rode through the area

Louisville United Methodist Church 741 Jefferson Ave Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: 303-666-8812 Established August, 1891

First Baptist Church 200 W South Boulder Rd Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: 303-666-8140 Established 1901

Library and Museum
 Louisville Public Library 951 Spruce Street Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: 303-335-4849

Louisville Historical Museum 1001 Main Street Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: 303-665-9048