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Welcome to Ola ...Ola is located Ola is located in Kaufman County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. Ola is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Ola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Ola - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina (2) and South Dakota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ola. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ola. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ola. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ola. 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 Ola. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ola. See our Newspapers Page for Ola. Looking for more information about Ola? 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 Ola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ola. We originally found mention of Ola 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 Ola was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Ola in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Ola post office opened in 1892.
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