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Welcome to Ivy ...

Ivy is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ivy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Ivy is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ivy (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Ivy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Ivy: This one is located in Monroe County and the other is located in Anderson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 14 communities that are also named Ivy - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Ivy ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.monroecountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Ivy ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madisonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Etowah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belltown Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
  • Englewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tellico Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Niota
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ivy ...

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

Adding Ivy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ivy 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 Ivy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ivy post office opened in 1898. The Ivy post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ivy.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ivy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/