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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ioka. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ioka to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ioka, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ioka (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ioka. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ioka is historic, it would have been located within present day Keokuk County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Keokuk County: Iowa, Jefferson, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Wapello & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Ioka. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ioka:
- Keokuk County (The home county of Ioka)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Ollie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Nugent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Hedrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Sigourney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Talleyrand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Keota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Carbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Floris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Chequest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Wayland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Olds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Swedesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- North English
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ambrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Millersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Parnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Linby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Packwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Maharishi Vedic City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Pleasant Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Lockridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Johnson County
- Amish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Cedar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Exeelsior
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Indianapolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Wright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Keomah Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- University Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Givin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Oskaloosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barnes City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Tilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Deep River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Douds
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Birmingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Leando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Kilbourn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Stockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Competine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Highland Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Agency
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dahlonega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- East Ottumwa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Eldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cliffland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Ottumwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Kirkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Chillicothe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bidwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Rubio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Coppock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Nira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wellman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Havre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Ainsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crawfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kalona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ioka, see our County-by-County Page for Ioka.
Cemeteries Near Ioka ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ioka.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ioka - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ioka covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ollie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Altman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altman Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Ollie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94160 <4>
- Van Orsdall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Halferty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ollie Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner - McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trueblood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Brater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Ioka itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ioka, with the one closest to Ioka listed first.
- Pekin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Ollie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Nugent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Packwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Competine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Brookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Hedrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Bladensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sigourney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Veo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Veo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veo
- Talleyrand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ioka. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ioka.
Newspapers Published in Ioka ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ioka.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ioka, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ioka.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ioka:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Keokuk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davis County
- Henry County
- Iowa County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Mahaska County
- Poweshiek County
- Van Buren County
- Wapello County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 Ioka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ioka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |