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Iotla

Ghost town · Macon County, North Carolina

Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Iotla is a ghost town in Macon County, North Carolina. It is the only former community in Macon County recorded on the federal names register, out of 280 across North Carolina.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Iotla as a historical populated place on the Franklin 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 35.2345° N, 83.3993° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFranklin
Elevation1,979 ft
Nearest living townFranklin, NC
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1958595
Coordinates35.23454, -83.39932

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What's there now

Iotla is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Franklin, NC (population 4,221), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,979 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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