Ioka, Utah

Ioka is an unincorporated community in eastern Duchesne County, Utah, United States.

Description
The small farming community is located in a "little valley surrounded by bluffs" within the Uintah Basin, approximately 5 mi northwest of Myton and about 7 mi southwest of Roosevelt It is located on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation and was named after a Ute chief. The name means "bravado".

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 mi east of town.

History
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. In 1908 a post office for the community was established, and remained in operation until 1944.