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Welcome to Ira ...

Ira is located in Clay County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ira: 304 & 681<3>

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.

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 (so far) for Ira was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ira post office opened in 1889. The Ira post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ira.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ira - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Ira area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Ira area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/