Welcome to Etola ...
Etola is located in Bradley County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Etola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Etola is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Etola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Etola (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Etola: 423 & 729<3>
Communities near Etola ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Etola.
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Soddy - Daisy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Harrison Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Wildwood Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Sale Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 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 Etola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Etola.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Etola. 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 Etola.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Etola. See our Newspapers Page for Etola.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Etola ...
Looking for more information about Etola? 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 Etola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Etola.
Adding Etola to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Etola 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 (so far) for Etola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Etola post office opened in 1886. The Etola post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Etola.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Etola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Etola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Etola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |