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Iron County is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,537. The largest city and county seat is Ironton. Iron County was officially organized on February 17, 1857, and was named after the abundance of iron ore found within its borders.
Ironton is a city in Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,475 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Iron County, and is located 12 miles south of Belgrade.
Arcadia Valley in Missouri is located 80 miles south of St. Louis in the St. Francois Mountains of the Ozark Plateau. The valley includes of the towns of Arcadia, Ironton and Pilot Knob, all founded in the 19th century.
Fort Hovey was a small Civil War era earth-and-wood fort built on a hill overlooking the junction of the road running south out of Ironton, Missouri and the road running east to Fredericktown, Missouri. Fort Hovey was intended to help protect the Arcadia Valley and the iron mines located on Pilot Knob. The fort was located on Fort Hill near the town of Arcadia, Missouri on the (then) property of the Fort Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, South and the present day Arcadia Valley United Presbyterian Church. This fortification was named Fort Hovey in honor of the commander of the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Union), Colonel Charles E. Hovey. The 33rd. Illinois was stationed there during the Autumn and Winter of 1861-62, at which time they built the fort.
Brown Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The peak is at an elevation of 1,388 feet (423 m).
Buck Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of 1,624 feet (495 m).
Claybaugh Creek is a stream in the Saint Francois Mountains of Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Knob Creek is a stream in Iron and St. Francois counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Stouts Creek.
Minor Creek is a stream in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Big Creek. Routes 72 and 21 pass through the lower stream valley southwest of Ironton. Minor Creek passes through Royal Gorge just before it reaches its confluence with Big Creek.
Palmer Creek is a stream in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Big Creek.
Vail Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of 1,404 feet (428 m). Vail Mountain lies to the east of Russell Mountain and the road to the summit of Taum Sauk Mountain passes just west of the summit of Vail Mountain. Routes 21 and 72 traverse the south spur of the mountain before heading south through Royal Gorge. The summit is about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Arcadia and Ironton.
ArcadiaTownship is an inactive township in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Iron Township is an inactive township in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Kaolin Township is an inactive township in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Union Township is an inactive township in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Roselle is an unincorporated community in northwest Madison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Silver Mine is an unincorporated community in northwest Madison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Munger is an unincorporated community in northeast Reynolds County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Taum Sauk Creek is a stream in Iron and Reynolds Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Iron Township is an inactive township in St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royal Gorge (Missouri)
- ↑ Ironton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
- ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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