Ioka, Utah | |
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  Ioka Location within the state of Utah | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′31″N 110°06′50″W / 40.2585694°N 110.1137626°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Duchesne |
| Settled | 1907 |
| Elevation | 5,351 ft (1,631 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 84066 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437594[1] |
Ioka is an unincorporated community in eastern Duchesne County, Utah, United States.[1]
The small farming community is located in a "little valley surrounded by bluffs" within the Uintah Basin, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Myton and about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Roosevelt[2][3] It is located on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation and was named after a Ute chief. The name means "bravado".[3]
The main (and the only paved) road in the community is Utah State Route 87 (SR‑87/Ioka Lane/West 3000 South), which runs east‑west through the community. SR‑87 connects with U.S. Route 40/U.S. Route 191 at its eastern terminus at Ioka Junction, about the 2.8 miles (4.5 km) east of town.[4]
The community was first settled in 1907 and named Mural (meaning a "walled in valley"), but the name was changed to Ioka by about 1915.[2][3] In 1908 a post office for the community was established, and remained in operation until 1944.[5]
