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Welcome to Lola ...

Lola is located in Livingston County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Lola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Lola is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Lola is within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Lola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lola - they are located in Kansas (2), Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lola ...

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

  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Eddyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvert City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
    • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
    • 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>
  • Rosiclare
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
    • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
  • Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Golconda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
    • Golconda is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
  • Fredonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cave-In-Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave-In-Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
    • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
    • Cave-In-Rock village
  • Elizabethtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lola ...

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

Adding Lola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lola post office opened in 1881.

We also found Lola in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lola.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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