Welcome to Leola ...
Leola is located in Adams County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Leola
We aren't confident of the location of Leola, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Leola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Time Zone: Leola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Leola: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Leola ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Leola - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leola.
Communities near Leola ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leola.
- Wisconsin Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
Google driving directions:
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From Leola to Wisconsin Rapids
- Plover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Nekoosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Adams
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Port Edwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
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From Leola to Port Edwards
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Biron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Coloma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Almond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Leola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leola.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leola. 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 Leola.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leola. See our Newspapers Page for Leola.
Adding Leola to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Leola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Leola post office opened in 1887.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Leola.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Leola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Leola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |