๐บ๐ธ Inola is a town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. Inola is a Cherokee word meaning "Black Fox". The town styles itself as "The Hay Capital of the World".
In 1889, the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway (later acquired by the Missouri Pacific Railway) built a line from Wagoner through the Foyil area on to the Kansas state line. The area was then just inside the north-eastern corner of the Creek Nation in Indian Territory. A post office was established in March 1890 with the name Foyil. It was closed in September 1890, but reopened in April 1891. By 1901, the population was estimated at 100 people. The Dawes Commission had the town platted in 1902, before the Creek allotment.
Strip mines began producing coal nearby before statehood in 1907, causing a small boom in population. Inola's population was 405 in 1920. As the coal industry began to decline, so did the town's population. The 1930 census reported only 399 residents. The decline continued through the post World War II era, reaching 294 in 1950. A turnaround began in the 1950s as residents began commuting to Tulsa.
Economy The town has emerged as a bedroom community for Tulsa, about 28 miles to the west.
In October of 2020, tissue paper maker Sofidel opened a $360 million production factory in Inola. The 1.8 million-square-foot plant includes a mill that transforms pulp into paper, and a conversion facility that makes the finished product. The factory employs more than 300 people, and that number is expected to double with a second operational phase.
Black Fox Power Plant The Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant proposed by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) in May 1973. The facility was to be built approximately 3 miles (4.8ย km) outside of Inola, and encompass the use of two General Electric (GE) Boiling Water Reactors. PSO argued there would be great economic growth and better schools in the town. Many residents, as well as outsiders, were convinced it would be a dangerous to locate such a facility in their backyards. After nine years of court battles and minor earthquakes in the area, the decision was abandoned in 1982 and no complex was built.
Inola has a population of over 1,797 people. Inola also forms part of the wider Tulsa metropolitan area which has a population of over 1,251,172 people. Inola is situated 45 km east of Tulsa.
๐บ๐ธ Cookeville 36.166
๐บ๐ธ Spring Valley 36.099
๐บ๐ธ Burlington 36.097
๐บ๐ธ Winston-Salem 36.096
๐บ๐ธ Spring Branch -95.517
๐บ๐ธ The Woodlands -95.476
๐บ๐ธ Sugar Land -95.615
๐บ๐ธ Broken Arrow -95.802
๐บ๐ธ Council Bluffs -95.862
๐บ๐ธ Fergus Falls -96.067
Locations Near: Inola -95.5167,36.1167
๐บ๐ธ Broken Arrow -95.802,36.053 d: 26.6
๐บ๐ธ Tulsa -95.99,36.155 d: 42.7
๐บ๐ธ Sapulpa -96.1,36 d: 54
๐บ๐ธ Fort Smith -94.424,35.387 d: 127.7
๐บ๐ธ Bentonville -94.217,36.35 d: 119.4
๐บ๐ธ Springdale -94.15,36.183 d: 122.9
๐บ๐ธ Fayetteville -94.15,36.05 d: 123
๐บ๐ธ Rogers -94.141,36.329 d: 125.6
Antipodal to: Inola 84.483,-36.117
๐ฒ๐บ Mahรฉbourg 57.7,-20.407 d: 16881
๐ฒ๐บ Centre de Flacq 57.718,-20.2 d: 16867.7
๐ฒ๐บ Curepipe 57.517,-20.317 d: 16859.8
๐ฆ๐บ Bunbury 115.637,-33.327 d: 17163.2
๐ฒ๐บ Vacoas-Phoenix 57.493,-20.3 d: 16856.7
๐ฒ๐บ Riviรจre du Rempart 57.633,-20.05 d: 16850.2
๐ฒ๐บ St Pierre 57.517,-20.217 d: 16852.7
๐ฒ๐บ Quatre Bornes 57.479,-20.266 d: 16853.2
๐ฒ๐บ Moka 57.496,-20.219 d: 16851.2
๐ฒ๐บ Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 57.471,-20.235 d: 16850.3