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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ironton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ironton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ironton, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ironton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ironton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ironton is historic, it would have been located within present day Ouray County.
To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ouray County: Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, San Juan & San Miguel.
Below are the counties that are near Ironton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ironton:
- Ouray County (The home county of Ironton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironton, with the one closest to Ironton listed first.
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Ouray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Loghill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
- Eldredge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eldredge is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
- Colona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colona is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Dolores County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironton, with the one closest to Ironton listed first.
- Dunton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunton is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
- Rico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hinsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironton, with the one closest to Ironton listed first.
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Carson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Old Carson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carson
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironton, with the one closest to Ironton listed first.
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Silverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Graysill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Graysill is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
- San Miguel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironton, with the one closest to Ironton listed first.
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Telluride
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mountain Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Ames ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ilium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Vanadium ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ironton, see our County-by-County Page for Ironton.
Cemeteries Near Ironton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ironton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ironton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ironton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ironton, with the one closest to Ironton listed first.
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rico Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colona Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Ironton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ironton, with the one closest to Ironton listed first.
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Ouray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Telluride
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ames ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ilium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ironton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ironton.
Newspapers Published in Ironton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ironton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ironton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ironton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ironton:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Ouray County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dolores County
- Hinsdale County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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 Ironton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ironton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |