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Welcome to Ionia ...

Ionia is located in Ontario County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ionia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Ionia is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ionia: 585

Communities Also Named Ionia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Ionia: This one is located in Ontario County and the other is located in Onondaga County.

Beyond New York, there are 11 communities that are also named Ionia - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ionia ...

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

  • Rochester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Canandaigua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Geneseo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • East Rochester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Webster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <3>
  • Fairport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Palmyra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Avon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Honeoye Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Victor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Ontario County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <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 Ionia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ionia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ionia ...

Looking for more information about Ionia? 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 Ionia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ionia.

Adding Ionia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ionia post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ionia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ontario, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ionia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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