Viola,_Iowa

Viola, Iowa

Viola, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

Viola is an unincorporated community in eastern Linn County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads, northeast of the city of Cedar Rapids, the county seat of Linn County.[2] Its elevation is 978 feet (298 m).[1] Although Viola is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52350,[3] which opened on 7 October 1861.[4]

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History

Viola was laid out in 1861. It was named for Miss Viola Leonard, daughter of a landowner.[5]

Education

Anamosa Community School District operates local area public schools.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Viola, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  3. [3]
    Zip Code Lookup
  4. [4]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viola Post Office
  5. [5]
    The History of Linn County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical Company. 1878. pp. 610.
  6. [6]
    "Anamosa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved March 30, 2020.


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