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Welcome to Ivy ...

Ivy is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ivy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Ivy is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ivy: 515

Communities Also Named Ivy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Ivy - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ivy ...

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

  • Des Moines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ankeny
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Des Moines
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Urbandale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Johnston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Altoona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clive
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Indianola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwalk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ivy ...

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

Adding Ivy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ivy 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 Ivy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ivy post office opened in 1883. The Ivy post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ivy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ivy - 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>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/