Welcome to Ivan ...

Ivan is located in Wakulla County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ivan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Ivan is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Ivan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Ivan (for example, toward Wewahitchka), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Ivan: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Ivan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ivan - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ontario (3), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ivan ...

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

• Tallahassee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
  • Tallahassee is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallahassee <5>
• Midway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <5>
• Sopchoppy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopchoppy
  • Sopchoppy is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sopchoppy <5>
• Saint Marks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
  • Saint Marks is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marks <5>
• Woodville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Panacea
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <5>
• Curtis Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
  • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
• Saint Teresa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Teresa
  • Saint Teresa is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Teresa <5>
• Capitola
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Leon County
• Thomas City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County

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 Ivan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ivan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ivan ...

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

Adding Ivan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ivan 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 Ivan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ivan post office opened in 1895.

We also found Ivan on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ivan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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