Ion, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

Ion, Iowa

Unincorporated community

Ion, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°06′46″N 91°15′43″W﻿ / ﻿43.11278°N 91.26194°W﻿ / 43.11278; -91.26194
Country| United States
State| Iowa
County| Allamakee
Elevation

| 679 ft (207 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 563
GNIS feature ID| 464590[1]

Ion is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.[1]

## History

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Ion in Allamakee County, Iowa, in 1903

Ion was platted in 1855 [2] and was named after a character in a novel, one of the settlers had recently read.[3] Ion's population was 52 in 1902.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ion, Iowa
2. ^ W. E. Alexander (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. pp. 398.
3. ^ Ellery M. Hancock (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. pp. 271.
4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.

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Municipalities and communities of Allamakee County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Waukon

Cities|

* Harpers Ferry
* Lansing
* New Albin
* Postville‡
* Waterville
* Waukon

Map of Iowa highlighting Allamakee County

Townships|

* Center
* Fairview
* Franklin
* French Creek
* Hanover
* Iowa
* Jefferson
* Lafayette
* Lansing
* Linton
* Ludlow
* Makee
* Paint Creek
* Post
* Taylor
* Union City
* Union Prairie
* Waterloo

Unincorporated
communities|

* Church
* Dalby
* Dorchester
* Elon
* Ion
* Ludlow
* Lycurgus
* Maud
* Quandahl
* Rossville
* Thompson Corner
* Village Creek
* Volney
* Waukon Junction

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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