Mineola, Texas | |
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.jpg) Downtown Mineola | |
 Location of Mineola, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 32°39′10.4″N 95°28′49.1″W / 32.652889°N 95.480306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Wood |
| Incorporated (city) | 1877 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.45 sq mi (27.07 km2) |
| • Land | 10.28 sq mi (26.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,823 |
| • Density | 463.84/sq mi (179.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 75773 |
| Area code(s) | 430, 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-48648 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1341708[3] |
| Website | www.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.[2]
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]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2020_Census_MineolaCitywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ BRUNER, ORA P. (15 June 2010). "MINEOLA, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 7 August 2019.