Welcome to Iron ...

Iron is located in White County<1>.

The location of Iron has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Iron is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Iron lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Iron: (618)

Communities Also Named Iron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Iron - they are located in Minnesota, Montana and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Iron.

Communities near Iron ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iron.

• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Carmi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
  • Carmi is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmi <4>
• Eldorado
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• McLeansboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
• Norris City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <4>
• Shawneetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
  • Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <4>
• New Harmony
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <4>
• Ridgway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Crossville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
• Enfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Iron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iron.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iron. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iron.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron. See our Newspapers Page for Iron.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iron ...

Looking for more information about Iron? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Iron, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Iron.

Adding Iron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iron in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Iron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Iron post office opened in 1887.

We also found Iron in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Iron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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