Eola, Texas

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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.

History

On May 14, 1995, an F0 tornado struck Eola.<ref>Template:Usurped</ref>

Eola is home to the Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Eola is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 381 and 765 on Dry Hollow, Template:Convert southwest of Paint Rock and Template:Convert east of San Angelo in northwestern Concho County.<ref name="Texas Escapes">Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Eola School remained open in 1963.<ref name="Handbook">Template:Handbook of Texas</ref> Today, the community is served by the Eden Consolidated Independent School District.

The former Eola Independent School District building is now a restaurant<ref name="Texas Escapes"/> and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>NPGallery. Digital Asset Management System. Retrieved July 9, 2025.</ref>

Media

In 1981, Television station KLST (then known as KCT) started work on a transmitter located near Eola.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

References

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