Welcome to Mount Ida ...
Mount Ida is located in Grant County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Ida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Ida: Mt. Ida
Mount Ida is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mount Ida lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mount Ida: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Mount Ida ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mount Ida - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Ida.
Communities near Mount Ida ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Ida.
- Prairie du Chien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prairie du Chien
- From Mount Ida to Prairie du Chien
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lancaster
- From Mount Ida to Lancaster
- Boscobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Fennimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fennimore
- From Mount Ida to Fennimore
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Wauzeka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Montfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montfort
- From Mount Ida to Montfort
- Potosi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Potosi
- From Mount Ida to Potosi
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 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 Mount Ida. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Ida.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Ida. 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 Mount Ida.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Ida. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Ida.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Ida ...
Looking for more information about Mount Ida? 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 Mount Ida, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Ida.
Adding Mount Ida to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mount Ida 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 Mount Ida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Mount Ida post office opened in 1857.
We also found Mount Ida in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Ida.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Ida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Ida - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Ida area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Ida area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |