Welcome to Nola ...

Nola is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Nola is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Nola: (601) and (769)<3>

Communities Also Named Nola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Nola - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Nola ...

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

• Brookhaven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Hazlehurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
  • Hazlehurst is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazlehurst <4>
• Wesson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
  • Wesson is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <4>
• Monticello
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• New Hebron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
  • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <4>
• Beauregard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
  • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
• Georgetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
• Silver Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
• Tryus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
  • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
• Rosella
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
  • Rosella is located in Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nola ...

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

Adding Nola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nola 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 Nola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nola post office opened in 1899.

We also found Nola on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/