Welcome to Iosepa ...
So far, we found very little information about Iosepa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Iosepa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Iosepa, please Contact Us.
Iosepa would have been located within present day Tooele County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Iosepa, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
The pronunciation of Iosepa: yo-SEH-pa<4>
Iosepa was established in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Iosepa is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Iosepa is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Iosepa was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Iosepa still existed, it would have been in the (435) area code.
Communities near Iosepa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iosepa.
- Grantsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <7>
- Rush Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
- Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <7>
- Rowley Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Junction
- Rowley Junction is located in Tooele County
- Former names for Rowley Junction:
- Rowley
- Spring Valley
- Timpie
- Delle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delle
- Delle is located in Tooele County
- Orr's Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orr's Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr's Ranch
- Orr's Ranch is located in Tooele County
- Orr's Ranch has also been known as:
- Orr Ranch
- Orr's
- Terra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra
- Terra is located in Tooele County
- Burmester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmester
- Burmester is located in Tooele County
- Aragonite ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragonite
- Aragonite is located in Tooele County
- Aragonite has also been known as:
- Hastings Pass
- Low ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Slagtown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
- Slagtown is located in Tooele County
- Former name for Slagtown:
- Martinville
- Slagtown has also been known as:
- Rush Lake
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 Iosepa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iosepa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iosepa. 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 Iosepa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iosepa. See our Newspapers Page for Iosepa.
Adding Iosepa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Iosepa 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 Iosepa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Iosepa post office opened in 1910.
We also found Iosepa on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Iosepa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Iosepa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Iosepa. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iosepa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |