Welcome to Istokpoga ...

Istokpoga is located in Highlands County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Istokpoga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Istokpoga is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Istokpoga lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Istokpoga, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Istokpoga is within the (863) area code.

Communities near Istokpoga ...

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

• Avon Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park
  • Avon Park is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Park <4>
• Sebring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <4>
• Lake Placid
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Lorida
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorida
  • Lorida is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorida <4>
• Sylvan Shores
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
  • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
• Placid Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placid Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
  • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
• Alpine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Highlands County
• Archbold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Highlands County
• Pittsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Polk County
• Venus
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
  • Venus is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venus <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 Istokpoga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Istokpoga.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Istokpoga ...

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

Adding Istokpoga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Istokpoga 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 Istokpoga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Istokpoga post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Istokpoga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highlands County: www.hcbcc.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/