Welcome to Indianola ...

Indianola is located on the Gulf Coast.

Indianola is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indianola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

When the people of Indianola refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Indianolan<3>

Indianola is near sea level<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Indianola: (361)

Communities Also Named Indianola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Indianola - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Indianola ...

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

• Port Lavaca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Lavaca
  • Port Lavaca is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Lavaca <5>
• Seadrift
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seadrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seadrift
  • Seadrift is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seadrift <5>
• Point Comfort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
  • Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <5>
• Port O'Connor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port O'Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port O'Connor
  • Port O'Connor is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port O'Connor <5>
• Port Alto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Alto
  • Port Alto is located in Calhoun County
• Weedhaven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
  • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
• Long Mott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Mott
  • Long Mott is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Mott <5>
• Palacios
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palacios
  • Palacios is located in Matagorda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palacios <5>
• La Salle
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
• Lolita
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
  • Lolita is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <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 Indianola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indianola.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Indianola. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Indianola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indianola ...

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

Adding Indianola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indianola 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 Indianola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Indianola post office opened in 1849.

We also found Indianola in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indianola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calhoun County: www.tisd.net/~calhoun/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/