Welcome to Ico ...
So far, we found very little information about Ico. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ico to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ico, please Contact Us.
Ico would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ico, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ico is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ico was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Ico ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ico.
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shannon Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bauxite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
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 Ico. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ico.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ico. 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 Ico.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ico. See our Newspapers Page for Ico.
Adding Ico to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ico 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 (so far) for Ico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ico post office opened in 1886. The Ico post office closed in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ico.
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 Ico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ico - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |