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Welcome to Ivan ...

Ivan is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Ivan is located in Stephens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ivan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Ivan is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ivan: 254

Communities Also Named Ivan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ivan - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ontario (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ivan ...

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

  • Graham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Breckenridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eliasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Eliasville is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
  • South Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Caddo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bunger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunger is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
  • Murray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Necessity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
  • Wayland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ivan ...

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

Adding Ivan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ivan post office opened in 1900. The Ivan post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ivan.

Footnotes ...

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