Ola, Georgia

Ola
Unincorporated community
Ola Location within the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°26′7″N 84°2′30″W / 33.43528°N 84.04167°W / 33.43528; -84.04167Coordinates: 33°26′7″N 84°2′30″W / 33.43528°N 84.04167°W / 33.43528; -84.04167
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Henry
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Ola is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Georgia, United States. Ola is within the postal limits of McDonough, Georgia and as such, most residents list McDonough as their city.

History

During Gen. William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea", Union forces passed through Henry County, Georgia. In the community of Ola, church buildings were reportedly used by Union troops as slaughterhouses and some cemeteries in the Ola area were desecrated.^[1]

Geography

Ola is located at 33°26′07″N 84°02′30″W / 33.43528°N 84.04167°W / 33.43528; -84.04167 (33.43527, -84.04156).^[2]

Major highways

• Georgia State Route 81

Demographics

Ola is within the postal limits of McDonough, Georgia and as such, most residents list McDonough as their city.

Schools

• Sharon Christian Academy
• Ola Elementary
• Ola Middle
• Ola High

References

1. ↑ Information from the book "Stories of the Wracken Sacker: Reflections of the War Between the States." By Julious Walter Elmore
2. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Georgia, United States County seat: McDonough Cities Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge CDP Heron Bay‡ Unincorporated communities Blacksville Flippen Kelleytown Ola Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties