Do you know of Ironton ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ironton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ironton.

Our sources for Ironton (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ironton other than they indicate that Ironton would be found somewhere in Trigg County, Kentucky.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1888 and closed  in 1943.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Ironton ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Ironton.

Within Kentucky, the name Ironton is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Pulaski County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ironton [Pulaski County].
  • Colorado
    • Ouray County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Ironton [Ouray County].
  • Indiana
    • Martin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ironton [Martin County].
  • Louisiana
    • Plaquemines Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ironton [Plaquemines Parish].
  • Michigan
    • Charlevoix County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ironton [Charlevoix County].
  • Minnesota
    • Crow Wing County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ironton [Crow Wing County].
  • Missouri
    • Iron County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ironton [Iron County].
  • New York
    • Saint Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ironton [Saint Lawrence County].
  • Ohio
    • Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ironton [Lawrence County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Lehigh County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ironton [Lehigh County].
  • Texas
    • Cherokee County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ironton [Cherokee County].
  • Utah
    • Utah County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Ironton [Utah County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Sauk County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Ironton [Sauk County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ironton ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ironton:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ironton - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

More Orphans in  Trigg County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Trigg County.