Welcome to Iron River ...
Iron River is located in Bayfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Iron River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
A typical abbreviation for Iron River: Iron Riv.
Iron River is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Iron River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Iron River: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Iron River: 54847<4>
Communities Also Named Iron River ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Iron River - they are located in Alberta and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Iron River.
Communities near Iron River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iron River.
- Lake Nebagamon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Poplar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Sutherland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Cloverland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Moquah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Benoit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Hawthorne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Bennett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
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 Iron River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iron River.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iron River. 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 Iron River.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron River. See our Newspapers Page for Iron River.
Adding Iron River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Iron River 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 Iron River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Iron River post office opened in 1888.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Iron River.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Bayfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iron River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Iron River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Iron River area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Iron River). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Iron River or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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/ |