Welcome to Paola ...

Paola is located in Seminole County<1>.

The location of Paola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Paola is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Paola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Paola: (407) & (321)<4>

Communities Also Named Paola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Paola: This one is located in Seminole County and the other is located in Lake County.

Beyond Florida, there are 3 communities that are also named Paola - they are located in California and Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paola.

Communities near Paola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paola.

• Orlando
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Orlando is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlando <5>
• Deltona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deltona
  • Deltona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltona <5>
• Sanford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• Apopka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apopka
  • Apopka is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apopka <5>
• Ocoee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
  • Ocoee is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <5>
• Altamonte Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamonte Springs
  • Altamonte Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamonte Springs <5>
• Oviedo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
  • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <5>
• Winter Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
  • Winter Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Springs <5>
• De Land
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land
  • De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Land <5>
• Winter Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Paola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paola. See our Newspapers Page for Paola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paola ...

Looking for more information about Paola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Paola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paola.

Adding Paola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Paola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Paola post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Seminole County: www.seminolecountyfl.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/