Welcome to Ironaton ...

Ironaton is located in Talladega County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironaton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Ironaton is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ironaton (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ironaton: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Ironaton ...

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

Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Calhoun County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxford
- From Ironaton to Oxford
Anniston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anniston is located in Calhoun County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Anniston
- From Ironaton to Anniston
Talladega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Talladega is located in Talladega County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Talladega
- From Ironaton to Talladega
Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
Lineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lineville is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lineville
- From Ironaton to Lineville
Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashland
- From Ironaton to Ashland
Munford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Munford is located in Talladega County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Munford
- From Ironaton to Munford
Hobson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
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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 Ironaton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ironaton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ironaton ...

Looking for more information about Ironaton? 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 Ironaton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ironaton.

Adding Ironaton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ironaton 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 (so far) for Ironaton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ironaton post office opened in 1884. The Ironaton post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironaton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironaton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Ironaton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Ironaton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/