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Iola, Grimes County

Texas-grown trees, delivered to Iola

About 54 minutes (36 miles) from the farm by road

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About Iola

  • Iola is believed to be named for Edward Ariola, one of Stephen F. Austin's colonists. Source
  • The community's first church, Zion Methodist, was built in 1852 and also served as a schoolhouse. Source
  • Two railroads extended lines through Iola in 1906 and 1907, and a new townsite was laid out along the tracks. Source
  • Residents voted to incorporate in November 2007, making Iola the fifth incorporated city in Grimes County. Source
  • Iola lies on Farm Road 39 at the headwaters of Ragan Creek in northwestern Grimes County. Source
  • After the railroads arrived, Iola gained a print shop and a newspaper, the Iola Enterprise, published by the Zion Methodist pastor Rev. A. J. Frick. Source
  • Iola's growth after the railroads arrived included a local bank, the Iola State Bank, which was organized in 1909. Source
  • Upland soils cover much of Grimes County: gray sandy loams over clayey subsoils. Source
  • Along the rivers and main creeks, Grimes County's bottomland soils are dark, loamy to clayey alluvium, and prairies of Wilson clay blackland soil run through the south of the county. Source
  • Grimes County sits in a transition zone: post oak savannah to the north and west, and to the south and east a mix of forest and prairie with dense stands of oak, elm, pecan and mesquite. Source

Services

What we offer in Iola

Every job is quoted. There's no price list.

ZIP codes: 77861

Nearby

Near Iola

  • KurtenAbout 36 minutes (30 miles) from the farm by road
  • College StationAbout 23 minutes (17 miles) from the farm by road
  • BryanAbout 26 minutes (21 miles) from the farm by road

Iola

Questions

Yes. Delivery, and planting if you want it, is available in Iola. It's priced by distance from the farm: about 54 minutes (36 miles) from the farm by road.

77861. If your ZIP isn't listed, call: we may still be able to deliver, since delivery is priced by distance.

tree delivery and planting. Every job is quoted; there's no price list.

Iola is in Grimes County.