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Welcome to Ida ...

So far, we found very little information about Ida. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ida to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ida, please Contact Us.

Ida would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ida is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Ida was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Ida was located: 740 & 220<4>

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, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario (3), South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

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

Websites for Ida ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ida, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ida ...

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

  • Huntington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
  • Ironton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Flatwoods
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Barboursville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • South Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Russell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <5>
  • Kenova
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <5>
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
  • Raceland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people

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.

Adding Ida to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ida in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>

From that list, the Ida post office opened in 1892. The Ida post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ida.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ida, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ida - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Ida area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Ida area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/