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Welcome to Ivan ...

Ivan is located in Wirt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ivan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Ivan is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ivan: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Ivan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ivan - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ontario (3) and Texas.

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

Communities near Ivan ...

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

  • Spencer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Elizabeth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cairo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Creston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Creston is located in Wirt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Palestine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Palestine is located in Wirt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Millard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Millard is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
  • Peewee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Peewee is located in Wirt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
  • Big Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend

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 Ivan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ivan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ivan ...

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

Adding Ivan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ivan 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 Ivan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ivan post office opened in 1905. The Ivan post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ivan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wirt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ivan - 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 Ivan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Ivan 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/