Tioga, Iowa Explained

Official Name:	Tioga, Iowa
Pushpin Map:	Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:	Tioga
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Iowa
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Mahaska
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	797
Coordinates:	41.2969°N -92.4225°W
Area Code:	641
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	464270

Tioga is an unincorporated community in Mahaska County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

Tioga was platted in 1886.^[1] It was named after Tioga, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. A post office opened in Tioga in 1886 and closed in 1920.

Tioga's population was 30 in 1902,^[2] and 45 in 1925.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways . Chicago and North Western Railway Company . 1908 . 131.
2. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
3. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 190 . en.