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Welcome to Ironville ...

Ironville is located in Perry County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Ironville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ironville: (334)

Communities Also Named Ironville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ironville - they are located in Kentucky, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee 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.

  • Brent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Centreville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Bibb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Greensboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newbern
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
    • Newbern is located in Hale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Sprott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
    • Sprott is located in Perry County
  • Phipps ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phipps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
    • Phipps is located in Hale County
  • Bethlehem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Bethlehem is located in Perry County
  • Egypt ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Bibb County
  • East Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
    • East Town is located in Bibb County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ironville ...

Looking for more information about Ironville? 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 Ironville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Ironville post office opened in 1860.

We also found Ironville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironville.

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycounty-al.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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