Iron (WI)

Welcome to Iron County ...

Time Zone: Iron County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Hurley is the Seat for Iron County.

Iron County was founded in 1893. Iron was created by taking area from Ashland and Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Iron had a population of 5,688 people. This is a decrease of 3.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,916 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Iron represented 0.1% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Iron County:

Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Iron County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
Carey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Carey is located in Iron County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
Gurney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Gurney is located in Iron County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
Hurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in Iron County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
Knight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Knight is located in Iron County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
Mercer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Iron County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
Montreal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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- Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
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- Oma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
  - Oma is located in Iron County (WI)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Pence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
  - Pence is located in Iron County (WI)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Saxon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
  - Saxon is located in Iron County (WI)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Sherman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  - Sherman is located in Iron County (WI)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Websites specific to Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Vilas County
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  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Price County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashland County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gogebic County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Iron County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.