Iola (Roane County, WV) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Iola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iola and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County

Communities Also Named Iola ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Iola.

Within West Virginia, the name Iola is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Covington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Iola [Covington County].
- Colorado
  - Gunnison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Iola [Gunnison County].
- Florida
  - Calhoun County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Iola [Calhoun County].
  - Gulf County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Iola [Gulf County].
- Illinois
  - Clay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Iola [Clay County].
- Iowa
  - Pottawattamie County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Iola [Pottawattamie County].
- Kansas
  - Allen County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Iola [Allen County].
  - Doniphan County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Iola [Doniphan County].
- Kentucky
  - Marshall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Iola [Marshall County].
- New Mexico
  - Luna County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Iola [Luna County].
- North Carolina
  - Alamance County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Iola [Alamance County].
- North Dakota
  - Ramsey County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Iola [Ramsey County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Columbia County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Iola [Columbia County].
- South Carolina
  - Anderson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Iola [Anderson County].
- Texas
  - Grimes County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Iola [Grimes County].
- Wisconsin
  - Waupaca County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Iola [Waupaca County].

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Iola could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.