Welcome to Indianola ...

The city of Indianola is located in Red Willow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indianola, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

When the people of Indianola refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Indianolan<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Indianola has a population of 550 people<3> (see below for details).

Indianola is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Indianola is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Indianola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Indianola (for example, toward Wauneta), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Indianola is located in the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Indianola had an population of 550 people. This is a decrease of 5.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Indianola had a population of 584 people (or 5.28% of the total population of Red Willow County). This makes Indianola the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Indianola represents 0.03% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 584 people, the population of Indianola decreased 9.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 642 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Indianola.

Communities Also Named Indianola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Indianola - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indianola.

Communities near Indianola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Indianola.

• McCook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
  • McCook is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <5>
• Cambridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Bartley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley
  • Bartley is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartley <5>
• Danbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
• Wilsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <5>
• Lebanon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Red Willow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
  • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County
• Orafino
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orafino
  • Orafino is located in Frontier County
• Stockville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
  • Stockville is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockville <5>
• Holbrook
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • Holbrook is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Indianola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indianola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Indianola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indianola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Indianola. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Indianola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indianola ...

Looking for more information about Indianola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Indianola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Indianola.

Adding Indianola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indianola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Indianola was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indianola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indianola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Red Willow County: www.co.red-willow.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/