Welcome to Ironspot ...

Ironspot is located in Muskingum County<1>.

The location of Ironspot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Ironspot is within the (740) area code.

Communities near Ironspot ...

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

• Zanesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <4>
• New Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Crooksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <4>
• South Zanesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• McConnelsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
• Somerset
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Thornville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
  • Thornville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornville <4>
• Junction City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Philo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Muskingum County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Straitsville
  • New Straitsville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Straitsville <4>

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 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironspot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/