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Welcome to Iola ...

Iola is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iola, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Iola is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Iola: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Iola ...

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

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

Websites for Iola ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallcounty.net/

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

Communities near Iola ...

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

  • Paducah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvert City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
    • Calvert City has also been known as:
    • Calvert
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
  • Brookport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kuttawa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Oak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Grand Rivers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Iola was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Iola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Iola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.