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Welcome to Iosepa ...

So far, we found very little information about Iosepa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Iosepa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Iosepa, please Contact Us.


Iosepa would have been located within present day Tooele County<2>.

The pronunciation of Iosepa: yo-SEH-pa<3>

Iosepa was established in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Iosepa is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Iosepa is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Iosepa was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Iosepa was located: 435

Communities near Iosepa ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Iosepa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iosepa 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 (so far) for Iosepa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Iosepa post office opened in 1910. The Iosepa post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iosepa.

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 Iosepa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Iosepa. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iosepa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/