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Welcome to Tioga ...

Tioga is located in Mahaska County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tioga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Tioga is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tioga: 641

Communities Also Named Tioga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Tioga - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tioga ...

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

  • Ottumwa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Oskaloosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sigourney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • New Sharon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eddyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hedrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
    • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Fremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • What Cheer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beacon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • University Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Mahaska County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tioga ...

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

Adding Tioga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tioga 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 Tioga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tioga post office opened in 1886.

We also found Tioga in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tioga.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tioga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/