Iola or IOLA may refer to: Iola, the nom de plume of African-American writer Ida B. Wells Iola (steamboat 1885), a steamboat active on Puget Sound from 1885 to 1915 Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts, a method of raising money for charitable purposes in the United States Myrmarachne, a genus of jumping spiders Places In the United States Iola, Colorado, a ghost town Iola, Illinois, a village in Clay County, Illinois Iola, Kansas, a city in Allen County, Kansas Iola, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania Iola, Texas, a city in Grimes County, Texas Iola, Wisconsin, a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin Iola (town), Wisconsin, a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin Given name Iola Fuller (1906–1993), American writer Iola Gregory (1946–2017), Welsh actress Iola Abraham Ikkidluak (1936–2003), Inuit artist Iola Johnson (born 1950), American news anchor Fictional characters Iola Boylan, character on the television series Mama's Family played by Beverly Archer Iola Leroy, novel by African-American author Frances Harper Iola Morton, girlfriend of Joe Hardy in the Hardy Boys novels