Welcome to Irondale ...
So far, we found very little information about Irondale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Irondale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Irondale, please Contact Us.
Irondale would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Irondale, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Irondale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Irondale is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Irondale was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Irondale would have been located in the (360) area code.
Communities Also Named Irondale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Irondale - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irondale.
Communities near Irondale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Irondale.
- Oak Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Oak Harbor is located in Island County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <5>
- Port Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Townsend
- Port Townsend is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Townsend <5>
- Sequim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequim
- Sequim is located in Clallam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,780 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sequim <5>
- Coupeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
- Coupeville is located in Island County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <5>
- Langley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Langley is located in Island County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <5>
- Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Gardiner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <5>
- Beaver Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Greenbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Greenbank is located in Island County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbank <5>
- Port Ludlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ludlow
- Port Ludlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Ludlow <5>
- Blyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
- Blyn is located in Clallam 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 Irondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irondale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Irondale. 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 Irondale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Irondale. See our Newspapers Page for Irondale.
Adding Irondale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Irondale 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 Irondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Irondale post office opened in 1881.
We also found Irondale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Irondale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Irondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Irondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |