Welcome to Ivanhoe ...

Ivanhoe is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Ivanhoe is located in Huron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ivanhoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Ivanhoe is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ivanhoe: 989

Communities Also Named Ivanhoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Ivanhoe - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ivanhoe ...

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

• Bad Axe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
  • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <4>
• Cass City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
  • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <4>
• Sebewaing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebewaing
  • Sebewaing is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebewaing <4>
• Pigeon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Pigeon is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon <4>
• Ubly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ubly
  • Ubly is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ubly <4>
• Elkton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Caseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville
  • Caseville is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caseville <4>
• Unionville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Kinde
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinde
  • Kinde is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinde <4>
• Gagetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
  • Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ivanhoe ...

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

Adding Ivanhoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Ivanhoe post office opened in 1899.

We also found Ivanhoe on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ivanhoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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