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Welcome to Ironspot ...

Ironspot is located in Muskingum County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironspot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Ironspot is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ironspot: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Ironspot ...

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

  • Zanesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • New Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crooksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Zanesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
  • McConnelsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Thornville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Junction City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Philo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Philo is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
  • New Straitsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ironspot ...

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

Adding Ironspot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ironspot post office opened in 1905. The Ironspot post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironspot.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironspot - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Ironspot area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Ironspot area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/