Eola, Texas

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Eola, Texas
Unincorporated community
The former Eola school is now a restaurant and brewery.
The former Eola school is now a restaurant and brewery.
Eola is located in Texas
Eola
Eola
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 31°23′56″N 100°05′21″W / 31.39889°N 100.08917°W / 31.39889; -100.08917Coordinates: 31°23′56″N 100°05′21″W / 31.39889°N 100.08917°W / 31.39889; -100.08917
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyConcho
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Eola is an unincorporated community in northwestern Concho County in the U.S. state of Texas, near San Angelo. In 1990, Eola had a recorded population of 218. The community was first known as Jordan, but its name changed to Eola in 1902.

The Eola School was the center of the community from 1928 until it closed in 1983.[citation needed] On September 1, 1983, the consolidated into the Eden Consolidated Independent School District.[1] After the turn of the 21st century, James Mark Cannon (born circa 1967) relocated from Portland, Oregon, to purchase the abandoned school building and to turn it into a seven-day restaurant known as "Eola School Restaurant". Cannon's experience was featured on Bob Phillips' Texas Country Reporter syndicated television program in March 2007.

References[]

  1. ^ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

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