Welcome to Iola ...

Iola is located in Marshall County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iola, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Iola is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Iola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Iola: (270)

Websites for Iola ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallcounty.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Iola, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Iola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Iola - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Iola ...

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

• Paducah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Mayfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Benton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Calvert City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
• Brookport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
• Kuttawa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <4>
• Hardin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Lone Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
• Grand Rivers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
• Smithland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <4>

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 Iola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iola. 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 Iola.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iola ...

Looking for more information about Iola? 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 Iola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Iola.

Adding Iola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iola 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 Iola was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Iola on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/