Viola, Missouri

Viola is an unincorporated community on Route 39 on the border between Barry and Stone counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] Viola is also situated adjacent to Table Rock Lake between the Kings River arm to the west and the main White River portion of the lake to the north.^[2]

Viola
unincorporated community
Viola Location within Missouri
Coordinates: 36°34′23″N 93°34′56″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Barry and Stone Counties
Founded	1894

The Stone County portion of Viola is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office was established on the Barry County side at Viola in 1893, and remained in operation until 1974.^[3] The community was named after an unidentified local girl.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viola, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
4. "Barry County, Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945 | The State Historical Society of Missouri". shsmo.org. Retrieved August 4, 2019.