Welcome to Ike ...
Ike is located Ike is located in Ellis County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ike, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898. Ike is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Ike lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Ike: 972 Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Ike: This one is located in Ellis County and the other is located in Live Oak County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ike. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ike. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ike. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ike. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ike. 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 Ike. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ike. See our Newspapers Page for Ike. Looking for more information about Ike? 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 Ike, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ike. We originally found mention of Ike 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 Ike was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Ike.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ike. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Communities Also Named Ike ...
Communities near Ike ...
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(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ike ...
Adding Ike to Our Gazetteer ...
X2X - From that list, the Ike post office opened in 1898.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ellis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ike - 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> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/