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We found 31 communities that share the name Viola.
Within Missouri, the name Viola is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Blount County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Viola [Blount County].
Arkansas
Fulton County
This Viola is located in Fulton County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the east of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Viola.
California
Shasta County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Viola [Shasta County].
Colorado
Las Animas County
This Viola is located in Las Animas County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<2> to the west of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Viola.
Delaware
Kent County
This Viola is located in Kent County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Viola.
Florida
Lake County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Viola [Lake County].
Georgia
Heard County
This Viola is located in Heard County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Viola.
Idaho
Latah County
This Viola is located in Latah County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Viola.
Illinois
Mercer County
This Viola is located in Mercer County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Viola.
Indiana
Noble County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Viola [Noble County].
Iowa
Linn County
This Viola is located in Linn County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Viola.
Kansas
Elk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Viola [Elk County].
Ellis County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Ellis County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Viola.
Sedgwick County
This Viola is located in Sedgwick County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Viola.
Kentucky
Graves County
This Viola is located in Graves County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the east of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Viola.
Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Viola [Tangipahoa Parish].
Michigan
Mackinac County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Viola [Mackinac County].
Minnesota
Olmsted County
This Viola is located in Olmsted County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<2> to the north of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Viola.
Mississippi
Jasper County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Viola [Jasper County].
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Viola [Lincoln County].
New York
Rockland County
This Viola is located in Rockland County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Viola.
North Carolina
Pender County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Viola [Pender County].
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Viola is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Viola.
Pennsylvania
Clearfield County
This Viola is located in Clearfield County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Viola.
Tennessee
Warren County
This Viola is located in Warren County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the east of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Viola.
Texas
Nueces County
This Viola is located in Nueces County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of Viola.
Virginia
Pittsylvania County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Viola [Pittsylvania County].
West Virginia
Marion County
This Viola is located in Marion County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Viola.
Marshall County
This Viola is located in Marshall County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east northeast of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Viola.
Wisconsin
Richland County
This Viola is located in Richland County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Viola.
Wyoming
Lincoln County
This Viola is located in Lincoln County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Viola that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Viola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Viola ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Arrow Point (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Viola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Viola and extending to:
Cassville, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Viola to Cassville, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Viola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Viola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Viola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5731, Longitude: -93.5821 In this case, the coordinates for Viola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Viola could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Viola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.187 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.924 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.647 degrees.