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Welcome to Iona ...

Iona is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Iona is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Iona: 856

Communities Also Named Iona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Iona - they are located in Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Iona ...

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

  • Vineland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
  • Millville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Millville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
  • Bridgeton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Hammonton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Woodbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Brooklawn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brooklawn is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
  • Pleasantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Star Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
  • Alliance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alliance is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Olivet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Olivet is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iona ...

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

Adding Iona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iona 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 Iona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Iona post office opened in 1883. The Iona post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/