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History · Indianola

22% of Indianola’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1922 on.

0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Ellin Beltz · Public domain

What stands out about Indianola’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Indianola are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19224 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1972. Watch Indianola change.Old housesHalf of Indianola’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Indianola’s history is told.

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On the map

Indianola on the map, 1922 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Indianola. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Indianola on the 1922 USGS mapIndianola on the 1942 USGS mapIndianola on the 1959 USGS mapIndianola on the 1972 USGS map1922Eureka sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Indianola.

The story so far

Indianola, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Indianola yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Indianola is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Arcata, at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m). The place appears on the USGS Arcata South map. Addresses in this neighborhood are part of unincorporated Eureka, California, located entirely within the 95503 ZIP code. The population was 791 at the 2020 census. An Indian settlement was located under the bluff which was a supply center which sold bay fish, clams, and crabs. A post office operated at Indianola from 1900 to 1915.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 823 to 791 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Indianola

Nobody well known was born in Indianola itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Sara BareillesAmerican recording artist; pop rock singer-song… · b. 1979
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Mike PattonAmerican singer · b. 1968
Steve CochranAmerican actor · b. 1917
Trevor DunnAmerican bassist · b. 1968
Frank FergusonAmerican actor · b. 1899
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Kevin StillAmerican rower · b. 1960
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.