Welcome to Kola ...
Kola is located in Covington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Kola is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kola: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Kola ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kola - it's located in Manitoba.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kola.
Websites for Kola ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.covingtonchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kola, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Kola ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kola.
- Ellisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ellisville
- From Kola to Ellisville
- Sumrall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
- Sumrall is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sumrall
- From Kola to Sumrall
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Soso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Soso
- From Kola to Soso
- Mize
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <4>
- Seminary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
- Seminary is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <4>
- Bassfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Williamsburg
- From Kola to Williamsburg
- Arbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arbo
- From Kola to Arbo
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 Kola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kola.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kola. 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 Kola.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kola. See our Newspapers Page for Kola.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kola ...
Looking for more information about Kola? 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 Kola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kola.
Adding Kola to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kola 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 Kola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Kola post office opened in 1899.
We also found Kola on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kola.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kola - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Kola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Kola 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> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |