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Welcome to Neola ...

Neola is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Neola is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Neola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Neola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Neola - they are located in Iowa, Kansas (2), Missouri, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Neola ...

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

  • Easton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Easton is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Phillipsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • East Stroudsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wilson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
  • Nazareth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Stroudsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Palmerton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Bangor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Pen Argyl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pocono
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neola ...

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

Adding Neola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neola 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 Neola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Neola post office opened in 1882. The Neola post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neola - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/