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Welcome to Ida ...

Ida is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ida, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Ida is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ida lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ida: 734

The ZIP code for Ida: 48140<3>

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), Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

  • Toledo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
  • Oregon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>
  • Sylvania
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvania. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Sylvania is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <4>
  • Monroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
  • Milan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dundee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
  • Ottawa Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
    • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
  • Blissfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissfield
    • Blissfield is located in Lenawee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blissfield <4>
  • Carleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ida, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Ida post office opened in 1844.

We also found Ida in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ida.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan'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 Ida - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ida). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ida or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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