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Ioka

Ghost town · Keokuk County, Iowa

Pekin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Pekin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ioka is a ghost town in Keokuk County, Iowa. It is one of 6 former communities in Keokuk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ioka as a historical populated place on the Pekin topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.1825° N, 92.1291° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePekin
Elevation792 ft
Nearest living townOllie, IA
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID465506
Coordinates41.18251, -92.12907

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What's there now

Ioka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ollie, IA (population 224), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 792 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Ioka?

Ioka is in Keokuk County, Iowa, at 41.1825, -92.1291.

How many ghost towns are in Keokuk County?

Keokuk County, Iowa has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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