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Welcome to Ira ...

Ira is located in Clay County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Ira, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ira, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Ira is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ira: (304) and (681)<4>

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), Vermont and 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.

  • Sutton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Sutton is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <6>
  • Gassaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <6>
  • Clem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
    • Clem is located in Braxton County
  • Elmira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Braxton County
  • Frametown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
    • Frametown is located in Braxton County
  • Herold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
    • Herold is located in Braxton County
  • Wattsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
    • Wattsville is located in Clay County
  • Mudfork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
    • Mudfork is located in Calhoun 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 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ira was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ira post office opened in 1889.

We also found Ira in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ira.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ira - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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