Welcome to Viola ...

So far, we found very little information about Viola. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Viola to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Viola, please Contact Us.

Viola would have been located within present day Tangipahoa Parish<2>.

The location of Viola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Viola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Viola is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Viola was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Viola still existed, it would have been in the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Viola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Viola - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Viola ...

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

• Hammond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <5>
• Covington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Ponchatoula
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponchatoula
  • Ponchatoula is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponchatoula <5>
• Amite City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amite City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite City
  • Amite City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amite City <5>
• Franklinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Independence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Roseland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <5>
• Folsom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <5>
• Madisonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <5>
• Tickfaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickfaw
  • Tickfaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tickfaw <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 Viola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Viola.

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

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

Adding Viola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Viola in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Viola post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Viola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tangipahoa Parish: www.tangicouncil.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/