Iola, Colorado

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Iola is an extinct town located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The community was inundated and destroyed by the creation of Blue Mesa Reservoir. [1]

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The Iola post office operated from June 24, 1896, until August 16, 1963. [2] The name Iola reportedly was selected simply on account of it being a pleasant name. [3]

2018 redisicovery

In 2018 parts of the submerged town were discovered due to drought. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iola (historical)
  2. Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  3. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 28.
  4. https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/22/blue-mesa-reservoir-drought-submerged-colorado-town/amp/

38°28′30″N107°05′50″W / 38.4750°N 107.0972°W / 38.4750; -107.0972 (Iola)