Welcome to Iola ...

Iola is located in Gulf County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Iola is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Iola (for example, toward Sopchoppy), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Iola: (850) & (448)<4>

Websites for Iola ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gulfcountychamberofcommerce.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Iola, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Iola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Iola: This one is located in Gulf County and the other is located in Calhoun County.

Beyond Florida, there are 16 communities that are also named Iola - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Iola ...

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

• Wewahitchka
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewahitchka
  • Wewahitchka is located in Gulf County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewahitchka <5>
• Kinard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard
  • Kinard is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinard <5>
• Marysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
• Estiffanulga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estiffanulga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
• Central City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Liberty County
• Sumatra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
  • Sumatra is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <5>
• White City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Gulf County
• Clarksville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
• McNeal ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNeal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
  • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
• Mexico Beach
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Beach
  • Mexico Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico Beach <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 Iola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iola ...

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

Adding Iola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Iola post office opened in 1838.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gulf County: www.gulfcountygovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/