Welcome to Ironville ...
So far, we found very little information about Ironville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ironville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ironville, please Contact Us.
Ironville would have been located within present day Johnson County<2>.
The location of Ironville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ironville is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ironville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Ironville still existed, it would have been in the (423) area code.
Communities Also Named Ironville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ironville - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ironville.
Communities near Ironville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ironville.
- East Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Shell Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Boone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <5>
- Elizabethton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
- Elizabethton is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <5>
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Woodby Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
- Hunter Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Bluff City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
- Norris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Ironville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ironville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ironville. 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 Ironville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ironville. See our Newspapers Page for Ironville.
Adding Ironville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ironville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ironville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ironville post office opened in 1888.
We also found Ironville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ironville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |