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 Blount County<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 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Viola is 620 feet [189 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 (205) & (269)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Viola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Viola - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

• Trussville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <6>
• Center Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <6>
• Moody
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
• Clay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <6>
• Pinson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
  • Pinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinson <6>
• Oneonta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <6>
• Margaret
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <6>
• Springville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <6>
• Argo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
  • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
• Odenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenville
  • Odenville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odenville <6>

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

We also found Viola in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Viola post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Viola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/