RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Michigan >> Monroe County >> IdaIndex...

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)
    • Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • 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)
    • Oregon is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • 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)
  • Monroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Milan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dundee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottawa Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
  • Blissfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 (so far) for Ida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ida.

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>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/