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Welcome to Viola ...

Viola is located in Graves County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Viola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Viola is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Viola: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Viola ...

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

  • Paducah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mayfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Benton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Brookport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Wingo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hardin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lone Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Blandville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Blandville is located in Ballard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Pottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pottsville is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Lowes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lowes is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Viola ...

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

Adding Viola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Viola post office opened in 1884. The Viola post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Viola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Graves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Viola - 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 Viola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Viola 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.
<5>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/