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Welcome to Ivey ...

The city of Ivey is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ivey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ivey has a population of 913 people<2> (see below for details).

Ivey is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Ivey: 478

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ivey had an population of 913 people. This is a decrease of 6.93% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ivey had a population of 981 people (or 10.29% of the total population of Wilkinson County). This makes Ivey the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ivey represents 0.01% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 298th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ivey.

Communities near Ivey ...

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

  • Milledgeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Belvedere Manor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
  • Jones Acres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
  • Gray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
  • Dedrich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • The Colony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
  • Jeffersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McIntyre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Morton is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
  • Irwinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ivey ...

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

Adding Ivey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ivey 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 Ivey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ivey post office opened in 1884. The Ivey post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ivey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ivey.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ivey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/