Welcome to Ironton ...
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.
Ironton would have been located within present day Ouray County<2>.
Ironton was founded in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ironton is 9,790 feet [2,984 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ironton is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ironton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Ironton was located: 970 & 748<4>
Communities Also Named Ironton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Ironton - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ironton.
Communities near Ironton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ironton.
- Telluride
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ouray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawpit
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- 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
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 Ironton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ironton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ironton. 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 Ironton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ironton. See our Newspapers Page for Ironton.
Adding Ironton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ironton 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 Ironton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ironton post office opened in 1883. The Ironton post office closed in 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironton.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Ouray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Ironton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Ironton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |