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Welcome to Ione ...

Ione is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ione, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Ione is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ione: 479

Communities Also Named Ione ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ione - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

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

Communities near Ione ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
  • Booneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Charleston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mansfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Magazine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Magazine is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Hartford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Huntington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Midland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Midland is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 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 Ione. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ione.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ione ...

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

Adding Ione to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ione 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 Ione was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ione post office opened in 1906. The Ione post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ione.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ione - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/