Welcome to Iotla ...
So far, we found very little information about Iotla. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Iotla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Iotla, please Contact Us.
Iotla would have been located within present day Macon County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Iotla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Iotla is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Iotla was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Iotla was located: 828
Communities near Iotla ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iotla.
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sylva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Highlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <4>
- Dillard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sky Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
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 Iotla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iotla.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iotla. 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 Iotla.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iotla. See our Newspapers Page for Iotla.
Adding Iotla to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Iotla 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 (so far) for Iotla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Iotla post office opened in 1901. The Iotla post office closed in 1935.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Iotla.
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 Iotla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iotla - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |