Welcome to Iona ...

Iona is located in Murray County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Iona is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Iona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Iona lies within the (580) area code.

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, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, 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.

• Pauls Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Valley
  • Pauls Valley is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pauls Valley <4>
• Sulphur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Sulphur is located in Murray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <4>
• Davis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Murray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
• Wynnewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnewood
  • Wynnewood is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynnewood <4>
• Stratford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <4>
• Roff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
  • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <4>
• Paoli
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
• Katie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Katie is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
• Mill Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <4>
• Byars
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
  • Byars is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byars <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 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 for Iona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Iona post office opened in 1894.

We also found Iona on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/