Iuka

Iuka is a rural community ten miles west of Poteet in northwestern Atascosa County. It served intermittently from 1886 to 1908 as the post office for the Sand Branch settlement. No population figures are available for Iuka. In the 1940s the town had a few scattered dwellings and some gravel pits. The number of dwellings has since decreased, but highway maps still recorded its location in the late 1980s.

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Belongs to

Iuka is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Iuka is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Lucy)
  • (Sand Branch)

Location

Latitude: 29.04580100
Longitude: -98.73835680

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No