Welcome to Ivor ...

The town of Ivor is located in Southampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ivor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ivor has a population of 317 people<2> (see below for details).

Ivor is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Ivor: 23866<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ivor had an population of 317 people. This is a decrease of 6.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ivor had a population of 339 people. This makes Ivor the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 339 people, the population of Ivor increased 5.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 320 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ivor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ivor - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Ivor ...

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

• Smithfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <6>
• Franklin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
• Windsor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <6>
• Waverly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <6>
• Courtland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <6>
• Wakefield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <6>
• Dendron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
  • Dendron is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <6>
• Surry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <6>
• Zuni
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
  • Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
• Berlin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Southampton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ivor ...

Looking for more information about Ivor? 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 Ivor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ivor.

Adding Ivor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ivor 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 Ivor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ivor post office opened in 1858.

We also found Ivor in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ivor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Southampton County: www.southamptoncounty.org/

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