Ioka, Utah

Ioka, Utah
Unincorporated community
Ioka Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 40°15′31″N 110°06′50″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Duchesne
Settled	1907
Elevation [1]	5,351 ft (1,631 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	84066
GNIS feature ID	1437594[1]

Ioka is an unincorporated community in eastern Duchesne County, Utah, United States.[1]

Description

The small farming community is located in a "little valley surrounded by bluffs" within the Uintah Basin, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Myton and about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Roosevelt[2][3] It is located on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation and was named after a Ute chief. The name means "bravado".[3]

The main (and the only paved) road in the community is Utah State Route 87 (SR‑87/Ioka Lane/West 3000 South), which runs east‑west through the community. SR‑87 connects with U.S. Route 40/U.S. Route 191 at its eastern terminus at Ioka Junction, about the 2.8 miles (4.5 km) east of town.[4]

History

The community was first settled in 1907 and named Mural (meaning a "walled in valley"), but the name was changed to Ioka by about 1915.[2][3] In 1908 a post office for the community was established, and remained in operation until 1944.[5]

See also

Utah portal

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ioka, Utah
2. Jensen, Andrew (1941). "Encyclopedic History of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints". Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Company: 364. OCLC 3188924. Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via Internet Archive. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
4. "Ioka, Utah 84066" (Map). Google Maps. April 13, 2019.
5. Forte, Jim. "Duchesne County". postalhistory.com. Las Vegas, Nevada. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

External links

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