Iron County is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,630. 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.
Vulcan is an unincorporated community in southern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Route 49 between Des Arc two miles to the south and Annapolis 3.5 miles to the north. Ironton is approximately twenty miles north. The community is in the Big Creek valley.
Glover is an unincorporated community in southern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 49, approximately seven miles south of Ironton.
Belleview is an unincorporated community in northern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located about eight miles northwest of Ironton on Route 21 and is approximately three miles south of Belgrade and Caledonia. Belleview is located near Elephant Rocks State Park and is near the Mark Twain National Forest.
Middlebrook is an unincorporated community on the Iron County/St. Francois County line in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located approximately six miles north of Ironton, four miles east of Belleview, and seven miles southeast of Belgrade and Caledonia.
Wildcat Mountain is a summit in Iron County, Missouri, located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri's highest peak. Wildcat Mountain's summit elevation is only about two feet less than that of Taum Sauk Mountain.
Claybaugh Creek is a stream in the Saint Francois Mountains of Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Ghermanville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was located approximately one-half mile east of Graniteville adjacent to Missouri Route 21.
Hogan Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hogan Mountain lies just north of Carver Creek and Missouri Route AA on the south and west. Big Creek and Missouri Route 72 lie to the east with the community of Hogan to the southeast.
Ketcherside Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The peak lies about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) southeast of Taum Sauk Mountain and about 6+1⁄2 miles (10 km) south-southwest of Ironton. Hogan and Hogan Mountain lie to the west-southwest.
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.
Royal Gorge is a gap in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The gap is at a point where Minor Creek cuts through a ridge in Ketcherside Mountain. Routes 72 and 21 pass through the gap southwest of Ironton.
Shepherd Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Shepherd Mountain lies just west of Ironton and Stouts Creek in the Arcadia Valley.
Stony Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Stony Mountain lies about 3.5 miles east of Annapolis and about four miles northeast of Vulcan on Missouri Route 49.
Stouts Creek is a stream in Iron and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The stream headwaters lie just northwest of Taum Sauk Mountain and it flows north then east to cross under Missouri Route 21 between Ironton and Arcadia. It continues east passing under Missouri Route 72 and past Lake Killarney. It flows into Madison County to its confluence with the St. Francis River east of Roselle.
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.
Silver Mine is an unincorporated community in northwest Madison 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.
