Welcome to Utica ...

Utica is located in Van Buren County<1>.

The location of Utica has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Utica, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

When the people of Utica refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Utican<3>

Utica is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Utica lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Utica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Utica - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Utica.

Communities near Utica ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Utica.

• Fairfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Mount Pleasant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Keosauqua
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
  • Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <5>
• Donnellson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <5>
• Farmington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Birmingham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
• Bonaparte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
  • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <5>
• Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Salem
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Utica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Utica.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Utica. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Utica.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Utica. See our Newspapers Page for Utica.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Utica ...

Looking for more information about Utica? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Utica, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Utica.

Adding Utica to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Utica in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Utica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Utica post office opened in 1849.

We also found Utica in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Utica.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Utica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/