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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

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

History

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

References

1. ^ 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.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Allamakee County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Waukon
Cities	Harpers Ferry Lansing New Albin Postville‡ Waterville Waukon
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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