Welcome to Ione ...

The city of Ione is located in Morrow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ione, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ione has a population of 327 people<2> (see below for details).

Ione is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ione lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Ione: (541) and (458)<4>

The ZIP code for Ione: 97843<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ione had an population of 327 people. This is a decrease of 0.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ione had a population of 329 people. This makes Ione the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 329 people, the population of Ione increased 2.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 321 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ione.

Communities Also Named Ione ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ione - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada and Washington.

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

Communities near Ione ...

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

• Heppner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
  • Heppner is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heppner <6>
• Lexington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Gooseberry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
• Olex
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
  • Olex is located in Gilliam County
• Pine City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Pine City is located in Morrow County
• Arlington
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
• Hardman
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
  • Hardman is located in Morrow County
  • Hardman has also been known as:
  • Dairyville
  • Dogtown
  • Raw Dog
  • Yaller Dog
• Boardman
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Boardman is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <6>
• Condon
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon
  • Condon is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Condon <6>
• Roosevelt
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ione. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ione.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ione ...

Looking for more information about Ione? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ione, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ione.

Adding Ione to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ione 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 Ione was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Ione post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ione.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morrow County: www.morrowcountyoregon.com/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/