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==Description==
==Description==
The small farming community is located in a "little valley surrounded by bluffs" within the [[Uinta Basin]], about {{convert|5|mi|km}} northwest of [[Myton, Utah|Myton]] on the [[Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation]].<ref name="jensen">{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.178083/2015.178083.Encyclopedic-History-Of-The-Church-Of-Jesus-Christ-Of-Latter-Day-Saints#page/n372/mode/1up|page=364|title=Encyclopedic History of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints|last=Jensen|first=Andrew|publisher=[[Deseret News Publishing Company]]|location=Salt Lake City|year=1941|accessdate=13 Apr 2019|oclc=3188924|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref name="van cott">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3Pqk9tazU4C&pg=PA200|title=Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation|last=Van Cott|first=John W.|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|location=Salt Lake City|page=200|year=1990|accessdate=10 Mar 2018|isbn=978-0-87480-345-7|oclc=797284427}}</ref> It was named after a [[Ute people|Ute]] [[Tribal chief|chief]] and means "bravado".<ref name="van cott"/>
The small farming community is located in a "little valley surrounded by bluffs" within the [[Uinta Basin]], about {{convert|5|mi|km}} northwest of [[Myton, Utah|Myton]] and about {{convert|7|mi|km}} southwest of [[Roosevelt, Utah|Roosevelt]]<ref name="jensen">{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.178083/2015.178083.Encyclopedic-History-Of-The-Church-Of-Jesus-Christ-Of-Latter-Day-Saints#page/n372/mode/1up|page=364|title=Encyclopedic History of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints|last=Jensen|first=Andrew|publisher=[[Deseret News Publishing Company]]|location=Salt Lake City|year=1941|accessdate=13 Apr 2019|oclc=3188924|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref name="van cott">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3Pqk9tazU4C&pg=PA200|title=Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation|last=Van Cott|first=John W.|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|location=Salt Lake City|page=200|year=1990|accessdate=10 Mar 2018|isbn=978-0-87480-345-7|oclc=797284427}}</ref> It is located on the [[Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation]] and was named after a [[Ute people|Ute]] [[Tribal chief|chief]]. The name means "bravado".<ref name="van cott"/>

The main (and the only paved) road in the community is [[Utah State Route 87]] (SR&#8209;87/Ioka Lane/West 3000 South), which runs east&#8209;west through the community. SR&#8209;87 connects with [[U.S. Route 40 in Utah|U.S. Route 40]]/[[U.S. Route 191 in Utah|U.S. Route 191]] at its eastern terminus at [[Ioka Juunction, Utah|Ioka Junction]], about the {{convert|2.8|mi|km}} east of town.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ioka,+UT+84066/@40.2586003,-110.1312722,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x874fa50c8b4c6de1:0x4f2051af3f4db873!8m2!3d40.2585694!4d-110.1137626|title=Ioka, Utah 84066|date=13 Apr 2019}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 23:18, 13 April 2019

Ioka, Utah
Unincorporated community
Ioka is located in Utah
Ioka
Ioka
Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 40°15′31″N 110°06′50″W / 40.2585694°N 110.1137626°W / 40.2585694; -110.1137626
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyDuchesne
Settled1907
Elevation
5,351 ft (1,631 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
84066
GNIS feature ID1437594[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 Uinta Basin, about 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

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References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ioka
  2. ^ a b 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 13 Apr 2019 – via Internet Archive. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b c 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 10 Mar 2018.
  4. ^ "Ioka, Utah 84066" (Map). Google Maps. 13 Apr 2019.
  5. ^ Forte, Jim. "Duchesne County". postalhistory.com. Las Vegas, Nevada. Retrieved 13 Apr 2019.

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