Welcome to Ion ...

Ion is located in Allamakee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Ion is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ion: 563

Communities Also Named Ion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ion - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Ion ...

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

• Prairie du Chien
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
  • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prairie du Chien
  • From Ion to Prairie du Chien
• Waukon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waukon
  • From Ion to Waukon
• Postville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Postville
  • From Ion to Postville
• Monona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
  • Monona is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monona <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monona
  • From Ion to Monona
• Elkader
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
  • Elkader is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkader
  • From Ion to Elkader
• Lansing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
• McGregor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
• Wauzeka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
  • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Garnavillo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
  • Garnavillo is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garnavillo
  • From Ion to Garnavillo
• Marquette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marquette
  • From Ion to Marquette

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ion ...

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

Adding Ion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ion post office opened in 1855.

We also found Ion in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ion.