Welcome to Ironhills ...
Ironhills is located in Jackson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironhills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Ironhills is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ironhills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ironhills: 563
Communities near Ironhills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ironhills.
- Maquoketa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
- Wyoming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <3>
- Oxford Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Nation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Andrew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- La Motte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
- La Motte is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <3>
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 Ironhills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ironhills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ironhills. 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 Ironhills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ironhills. See our Newspapers Page for Ironhills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ironhills ...
Looking for more information about Ironhills? 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 Ironhills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ironhills.
Adding Ironhills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ironhills 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 Ironhills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironhills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironhills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |