Welcome to Angola ...
So far, we found very little information about Angola. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Angola to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Angola, please Contact Us.
Angola would have been located within present day Gallia County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Angola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Angola is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Angola was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Angola was located: 740 & 220<4>
Communities Also Named Angola ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Angola: This one is located in Gallia County and the other is located in Clermont County.
Beyond Ohio, there are 8 communities that are also named Angola - they are located in Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Angola.
Websites for Angola ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.galliacounty.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Angola, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Angola ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Angola.
- Point Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <6>
- Gallipolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <6>
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
- Eleanor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Eleanor is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <6>
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
- Rio Grande
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <6>
- Crown City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Crown City is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Athalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <6>
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 Angola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Angola.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Angola. 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 Angola.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Angola. See our Newspapers Page for Angola.
Adding Angola to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Angola in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Angola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Angola post office opened in 1890.
We also found Angola in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Angola.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Angola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Gallia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Angola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Angola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Angola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |