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Welcome to Ira ...

Ira is located in Rutland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ira, you might consider that their post office opened in 1808.

Ira is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ira: 802

Communities Also Named Ira ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ira - they are located in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ira ...

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

  • Rutland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Castleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Rutland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
  • Brandon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brandon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Poultney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Pittsford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Fair Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Whitehall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Whitehall is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <3>
  • Granville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
  • Clarendon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 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 Ira. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ira.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ira ...

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

Adding Ira to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ira post office opened in 1808. The Ira post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ira.

Footnotes ...

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