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Welcome to Ironto ...

Ironto is located in Montgomery County<1>.


The location of Ironto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Ironto is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Ironto: (540)

Websites for Ironto ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

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

Communities near Ironto ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Blacksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Christiansburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Radford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Radford is located in Radford City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
  • Boones Mill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bennetts Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
    • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
  • Montgomery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Ellett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
  • Alleghany Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleghany Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
    • Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ironto ...

Looking for more information about Ironto? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ironto, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ironto.

Adding Ironto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ironto 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 Ironto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ironto post office opened in 1909.

We also found Ironto on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironto.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ironto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironto - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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