Welcome to Rolla ...

So far, we found very little information about Rolla. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rolla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Rolla - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Rolla, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Rolla , we believe that it would have been located within present day Knox County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rolla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Time Zone: The area where Rolla was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rolla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rolla - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

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

Adding Rolla to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Rolla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Rolla post office opened in 1894.

We also found Rolla on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rolla.

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 Rolla, 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 Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/