Welcome to Ida ...
Ida is located in Clinton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Ida is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ida lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Ida (for example, toward Monticello), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Code for Ida: 606
Communities Also Named Ida ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Ida - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ida.
Communities near Ida ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ida.
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burkesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
- Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <3>
- Byrdstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cumberland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Long Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Savage
- From Ida to Savage
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 Ida. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ida.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ida. 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 Ida.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ida. See our Newspapers Page for Ida.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ida ...
Looking for more information about Ida? 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 Ida, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ida.
Adding Ida to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ida 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 Ida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ida post office opened in 1890.
We also found Ida in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ida.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ida - 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |