Welcome to Ioka ...

Ioka is located in Duchesne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ioka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Ioka is 5,350 feet [1,631 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ioka is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ioka lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ioka: 435

Going back to its beginning, Ioka was originally named Mural. For more information about the names of Ioka, see The Names of Ioka on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Ioka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ioka - it's located in Iowa.

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

Websites for Ioka ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.duchesne.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ioka, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ioka ...

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

• Roosevelt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roosevelt
  • From Ioka to Roosevelt
• Duchesne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchesne
  • Duchesne is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,725 people
  • Former names for Duchesne:
  • Dora
  • Theodore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duchesne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Duchesne
  • From Ioka to Duchesne
• Ballard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Uintah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ballard
  • From Ioka to Ballard
• Myton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myton
  • Myton is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Myton
  • From Ioka to Myton
• Altamont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Altamont
  • From Ioka to Altamont
• Upalco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalco
  • Upalco is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Upalco
  • From Ioka to Upalco
• Arcadia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Duchesne County
  • Former name for Arcadia:
  • Red Cap
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arcadia
  • From Ioka to Arcadia
• Cedarview ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
  • Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedarview
  • From Ioka to Cedarview
• Bluebell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
  • Bluebell is located in Duchesne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluebell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluebell
  • From Ioka to Bluebell
• Bridgeland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeland
  • Bridgeland is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bridgeland
  • From Ioka to Bridgeland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ioka ...

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

Adding Ioka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Ioka post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ioka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Duchesne County: www.duchesnegov.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/