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History · Iron City

Iron City’s post office opened in 1890

Most of Iron City was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1974 on and the census since 1910.

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How Iron City began

When was Iron City founded?

1890

The Iron City post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 459 in 19102020 census: 312136 years
Founding year: the first Iron City post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Iron City’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Iron City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Iron City’s history is told.

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The story so far

Iron City, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Iron City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Iron City is a town in Seminole County, Georgia, United States. The population was 312 in 2020.

Its first post office opened in 1890. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 310 in 2010, 312 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Iron City, decade by decade

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On the map

Iron City on the map, 1974 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Iron City. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Iron City on the 1974 USGS mapIron City on the 1981 USGS map1974Donalsonville East sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Iron City.

People over time

Iron City, census by census

0100200300400500192019401960198020002020Peak: 503

Between 289 and 503 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Iron City’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Iron City

Nobody well known was born in Iron City itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Faye DunawayAmerican actress · b. 1941
Norman ThagardUnited States Marine Corps officer, aviator and… · b. 1943
Bobby GoldsboroAmerican pop and country singer-songwriter · b. 1941
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Lea HenryOlympic medalist in basketball · b. 1961
Travis SmithAmerican drummer · b. 1982
David RossAmerican baseball player · b. 1977

Questions about Iron City’s history

What year was Iron City founded?

The Iron City post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.