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Welcome to Iuka ...

Although we found mention of Iuka during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Iuka was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Iuka to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Iuka, please Contact Us.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Iuka, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Iuka is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Iuka might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Iuka would be found within the (830) area code.

Communities Also Named Iuka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Iuka - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Iuka ...

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

  • Pleasanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Devine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
    • Devine is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <4>
  • Jourdanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Poteet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lytle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <4>
  • Somerset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Charlotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Natalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
    • Natalia is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <4>
  • LaCoste
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
    • LaCoste is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • LaCoste has also been known as:
    • La Coste
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <4>
  • Von Ormy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Von Ormy
    • Von Ormy is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Von Ormy <4>

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 Iuka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iuka.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iuka. 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 Iuka.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iuka ...

Looking for more information about Iuka? 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 Iuka, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Iuka.

Adding Iuka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iuka in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Iuka was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iuka.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Iuka and then turned east". While Iuka could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Iuka as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Iuka could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iuka - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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