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Welcome to Angola ...

Angola is located in Labette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Angola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Angola is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Angola: 620

Communities Also Named Angola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Angola - they are located in Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Angola ...

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

  • Parsons
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffeyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherryvale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oswego
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Altamont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • South Coffeyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Edna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edna is located in Labette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <3>
  • Mound Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Dearing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angola ...

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

Adding Angola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Angola 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 (so far) for Angola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Angola post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Labette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Angola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/