Welcome to Ipe ...
So far, we found very little information about Ipe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ipe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ipe, please Contact Us.
Ipe would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ipe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ipe is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ipe was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Ipe, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Websites for Ipe ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.monroecountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ipe, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Ipe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ipe.
- Jacktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Maryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McMullens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Alcoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cowan Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Fairway Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Rocky Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Eagleton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Ipe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ipe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ipe. 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 Ipe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ipe. See our Newspapers Page for Ipe.
Adding Ipe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ipe 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 Ipe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ipe post office opened in 1882. The Ipe post office closed in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ipe.
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 Ipe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ipe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |