Viola Idaho Map
Viola, Idaho — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Viola, Latah County.
Interactive Map of Viola, Idaho
| City | Viola |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Latah |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 46.838501 |
| Longitude | -117.024611 |
| Population | 30 |
| Density | 18.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Viola, Idaho
Viola is a locality in Latah County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 18.4 people per km². Viola is located at 46.8385°N, 117.0246°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 83872.
Viola rests in a gentle embrace of rolling hills, a landscape painted with the muted greens of pasture and the deeper, richer hues of evergreen forests. It lies 7.4 miles north of Moscow, ID (from Moscow, ID: bearing 351°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-south-east of Palouse. The Palouse, a region renowned for its distinctive, sculpted topography, surrounds Viola, its soft, sweeping contours catching the sunlight in a way that seems to breathe with the changing light. Here, the sky feels vast, an endless canvas stretching above the fertile earth, and the air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the aroma of damp soil and distant pine. The very shape of the land, a testament to ancient glacial forces, invites a slow, deliberate pace, a quiet contemplation of the earth's enduring artistry. The story of Viola is interwoven with the agricultural bounty of the Palouse, a history rooted in the cultivation of wheat and other grains that have sustained this land for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established communities like Viola, their livelihoods tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. While the whispers of logging and mining may have touched neighboring valleys, Viola's heart has always beat to the rhythm of the farm. The local economy, though small, remains firmly anchored in agriculture, with the occasional hum of machinery on distant fields a constant reminder of the land's ongoing work. Occasionally, the faint scent of woodsmoke drifts through the air, a comforting signal of cozy hearths and a community that cherishes its quiet, enduring spirit.
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About This Viola Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Viola, Idaho with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Viola and Latah County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Viola is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Viola is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
