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Welcome to Tamola ...

Tamola is located in Kemper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tamola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Tamola is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Tamola ...

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

  • Livingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • York
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • York is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Former names for York:
    • New York Station
    • York Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
  • Marion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
  • De Kalb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scooba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cuba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Emelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
  • Porterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Porterville is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Lockhart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tamola ...

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

Adding Tamola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tamola 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 Tamola was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tamola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.