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Welcome to Ironton ...

Ironton is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Ironton is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Ironton is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ironton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Ironton - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ironton ...

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

  • Palestine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rusk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <3>
  • Bullard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • New Summerfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Frankston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Berryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Gallatin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Poynor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffee City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ironton ...

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

Adding Ironton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ironton 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 Ironton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironton - 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.