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Welcome to Wyola ...

Wyola is located in Delaware County<1>.


The location of Wyola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wyola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Wyola is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Wyola ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wyola, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Wyola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wyola - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas and Montana.

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

Communities near Wyola ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Wilmington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
  • Norristown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • West Chester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
    • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
  • Yeadon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
  • Gloucester City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wyola ...

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

Adding Wyola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wyola 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 Wyola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wyola post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyola.

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wyola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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