Welcome to Ives ...

Ives is located in Bowman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ives, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Ives is 3,120 feet [951 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ives is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Ives lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ives: 701

Communities Also Named Ives ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ives - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Quebec, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ives ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Ives.

• Bowman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Former names for Bowman:
  • Eden
  • Lowden
  • Twin Buttes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <3>
• Rhame
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhame have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhame
  • Rhame is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhame <3>
• Marmarth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmarth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmarth
  • Marmarth is located in Slope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmarth <3>
• Amidon
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amidon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amidon
  • Amidon is located in Slope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amidon <3>
• Baker
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Fallon County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
• Scranton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <3>
• Willard
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Fallon County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ives ...

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

Adding Ives to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ives 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 Ives was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Ives post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ives.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/