Welcome to Ironside ...

Ironside is located in Malheur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Ironside is 3,780 feet [1,152 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ironside is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ironside lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ironside (for example, toward Huntington), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Telephone area codes for Ironside: (541) & (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Ironside: 97908<4>

Communities Also Named Ironside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ironside - they are located in Quebec and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ironside ...

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

• Unity
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Unity is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <6>
• Hereford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <6>
• Malheur City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
  • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
• Bridgeport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
• China Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • China Town is located in Baker County
• Brogan
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
  • Brogan is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brogan <6>
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Rye Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
  • Rye Valley is located in Baker County
• Westfall ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
  • Westfall is located in Malheur County
• Jamieson
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson
  • Jamieson is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamieson <6>

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 Ironside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ironside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ironside. 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 Ironside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ironside ...

Looking for more information about Ironside? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ironside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ironside.

Adding Ironside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ironside 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 Ironside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ironside post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/