Welcome to Irona ...

Irona is located in Preston County<1>.

The location of Irona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Irona is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Irona: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Irona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Irona - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irona.

Communities near Irona ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Irona.

• Morgantown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <5>
• Grafton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Westover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <5>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Terra Alta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <5>
• Reedsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <5>
• Rowlesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesburg
  • Rowlesburg is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlesburg <5>
• Masontown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
• Loch Lynn Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
  • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 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 Irona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irona.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Irona. 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 Irona.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Irona. See our Newspapers Page for Irona.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irona ...

Looking for more information about Irona? 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 Irona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Irona.

Adding Irona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irona 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 Irona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Irona post office opened in 1900.

We also found Irona on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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