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Welcome to Tyrone ...

Tyrone is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyrone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

Tyrone is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tyrone: 641

Communities Also Named Tyrone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Tyrone - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Tyrone ...

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

  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Chariton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Albia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Moravia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lovilia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mystic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Bussey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bussey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Blakesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Williamson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyrone ...

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

Adding Tyrone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tyrone post office opened in 1867. The Tyrone post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyrone.

Footnotes ...

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