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Welcome to Indianola ...

Indianola is located on the Gulf Coast.

Indianola is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indianola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

When the people of Indianola refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Indianolan<2>

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Indianola for more information about variations on the name of Indianola.

Indianola is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Indianola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Indianola: 361

Communities Also Named Indianola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Indianola - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Indianola ...

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

  • Port Lavaca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seadrift
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Comfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Port O'Connor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Alto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Alto is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Alto
  • Weedhaven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
  • Long Mott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kamey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kamey is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamey
  • Heyser
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Heyser is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyser
  • Palacios
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Indianola. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Indianola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indianola ...

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

Adding Indianola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Indianola post office opened in 1849. The Indianola post office closed in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indianola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Indianola refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Indianola may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indianola - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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