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The small farming community is located in a "little valley surrounded by bluffs" within the [[Uintah Basin]], |
The small farming community is located in a "little valley surrounded by bluffs" within the [[Uintah Basin]], approximately {{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"/> |
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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 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> |
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 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> |
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Ioka, Utah | |
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  Ioka Location within the state of Utah | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′31″N 110°06′50″W / 40.2585694°N 110.1137626°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Duchesne |
| Settled | 1907 |
| Elevation | 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
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ioka
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Ioka, Utah 84066" (Map). Google Maps. 13 Apr 2019.
- ^ Forte, Jim. "Duchesne County". postalhistory.com. Las Vegas, Nevada. Retrieved 13 Apr 2019.
External links
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