Eola is an unincorporated community in northwestern Concho County in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 218 in 2000.
Eola, Texas | |
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 The former Eola school is now a restaurant and brewery. | |
  Eola Location within the state of Texas  Eola Eola (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°23′56″N 100°05′21″W / 31.39889°N 100.08917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Concho |
| Elevation | 1,808 ft (551 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76937[2] |
| Area code | 325 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1357044[1] |
History
editOn May 14, 1995, an F0 tornado struck Eola.[3]
Eola is home to the Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum.[4]
Geography
editEola is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 381 and 765 on Dry Hollow, 13 mi (21 km) southwest of Paint Rock and 21 mi (34 km) east of San Angelo in northwestern Concho County.[5]
Education
editEola School remained open in 1963.[6] Today, the community is served by the Eden Consolidated Independent School District.
The former Eola Independent School District building is now a restaurant[5] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]
Media
editIn 1981, Television station KLST (then known as KCT) started work on a transmitter located near Eola.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eola, Texas
- ^ "Eola ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Tornado History Project - Storm Data for May 14, 1995
- ^ "Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Eola, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Eola, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/05001458 [bare URL]
- ^ Lee, Renee (September 1, 1981). "TV executive says tube 'titillating'". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. p. 2B. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.