Welcome to Ione ...

Ione is located in Weld County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ione, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Ione is 4,860 feet [1,481 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ione is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ione lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ione ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ione - they are located in Arkansas, California, 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.

• Thornton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <4>
• Greeley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <4>
• Longmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
  • Longmont is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <4>
• Broomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <4>
• Commerce City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
  • Commerce City is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <4>
• Brighton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
• Northglenn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
  • Northglenn is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <4>
• Erie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Lafayette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Evans
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <4>

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 for Ione was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ione post office opened in 1927.

We also found Ione mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ione.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/