Welcome to Rolla ...

Rolla is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Rolla is located in Collingsworth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rolla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Rolla is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rolla is located in the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Rolla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rolla - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rolla ...

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

• Wellington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Collingsworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Memphis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Estelline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
  • Estelline is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estelline <4>
• Dodson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <4>
• Quail
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
  • Quail is located in Collingsworth County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quail <4>
• Loco ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Loco is located in Childress County
• Arlie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
  • Arlie is located in Childress County
• Newlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Newlin is located in Hall County
• Samnorwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samnorwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samnorwood
  • Samnorwood is located in Collingsworth County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samnorwood <4>
• Sandy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Harmon County (OK)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rolla ...

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

Adding Rolla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rolla 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 Rolla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rolla post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rolla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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