Welcome to Laceola ...
Laceola is located Laceola is located in Madison County<1>. The location of Laceola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Laceola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900. Laceola is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Laceola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laceola. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Laceola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laceola. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laceola. 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 Laceola. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laceola. See our Newspapers Page for Laceola. Looking for more information about Laceola? 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 Laceola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laceola. We originally found mention of Laceola 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 Laceola was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Laceola in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Laceola post office opened in 1900.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laceola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/