Creola

History

Creola was named for the first settler in the area, who was Creole. The town of Creola shows up intermittently on some maps from the 1870s and on a rail line, such as the Mobile and Alabama Grand Trunk line. A post office was established in the locale in 1885. Creola was incorporated on February 14, 1978. In 2013 the governments of Creola and Saraland were taking steps in a possible merger.

Geography

Creola is located in northeastern Mobile County. It is bordered to the west by the city of Saraland and to the southwest by the city of Satsuma. The eastern border of the city is the Mobile River, which forms the Baldwin County line. U.S. Route 43 passes through the community, leading south to Mobile and north the same distance to Mount Vernon. Interstate 65 crosses Creola as well, with access from Exit 19 (U.S. 43) and Exit 22 (Sailor Road). I-65 leads south to Mobile and northeast to Montgomery. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Creola has a total area of , of which are land and , or 5.84%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  927
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  688
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  676
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  669
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  560
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  559
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  484
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  483

Largest nearby schools

• Alabama Destinations Career Academy
  Other · Chickasaw · 1,596 students
• Saraland High School
  High · Saraland · 1,096 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• Saraland Elementary School
  Elementary · Saraland · 958 students · 18.4:1 ratio
• Robert E Lee Elementary
  Elementary · Satsuma · 767 students · 19.2:1 ratio
• Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus
  Middle · Saraland · 759 students · 20.5:1 ratio
• Satsuma High School
  High · Satsuma · 735 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• Chickasaw City Elementary School
  Elementary · Chickasaw · 550 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• CF Vigor High School
  High · Prichard · 547 students · 15.2:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2020-09-03
  1 km W of Pollard, Alabama
• M 2.6 — 2019-04-12
  13 km NW of Flomaton, Alabama
• M 3.1 — 2019-04-11
  6 km NNW of Pollard, Alabama
• M 2.5 — 2019-04-11
  8 km NW of Pollard, Alabama
• M 2.7 — 2019-03-24
  2 km ESE of Century, Florida
• M 3.1 — 2019-03-11
  4 km N of Flomaton, Alabama