Mineola, Texas

Mineola, Texas
Downtown Mineola
Downtown Mineola
Location of Mineola, Texas
Location of Mineola, Texas
Coordinates: 32°38′47″N 95°28′38″W / 32.64639°N 95.47722°W / 32.64639; -95.47722
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWood
Incorporated (city)1877
Area
 • Total10.45 sq mi (27.07 km2)
 • Land10.28 sq mi (26.61 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
Elevation338 ft (103 m)
Population
 • Total4,823
 • Density463.84/sq mi (179.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
75773
Area code(s)430, 903
FIPS code48-48648
GNIS feature ID2411118[2]
Websitewww.Mineola.com

Mineola is a city in the U.S. state of Texas in Wood County. It lies 26 miles north of Tyler. Its population was 4,823 at the 2020 census.[3]

The town was incorporated as the railroads arrived in 1873. A railroad official, Ira H. Evans, combined the names of his daughter, Ola, and her friend, Minnie Patten, to create the city name Mineola.[4]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mineola, Texas
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2020_Census_MineolaCity was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ BRUNER, ORA P. (15 June 2010). "MINEOLA, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 7 August 2019.