Ione is an unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.^[1]

History

A post office called Ione was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1958.^[2] Tradition states the name "Ione" is a phonetic spelling of "I own (it)", a favorite saying of the original owner of the town site, W. A. Davis.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ione, Colorado
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 68.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Weld County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Greeley
Cities	Brighton‡ Dacono Evans Fort Lupton Greeley Longmont‡ Northglenn‡ Thornton‡	Map of Colorado highlighting Weld County
Towns	Ault Berthoud‡ Eaton Erie‡ Firestone Frederick Garden City Gilcrest Grover Hudson Johnstown‡ Keenesburg Kersey La Salle Lochbuie‡ Mead Milliken Nunn Pierce Platteville Raymer Severance Windsor‡
CDPs	Aristocrat Ranchettes Briggsdale
Unincorporated communities	Auburn Avalo Carr Cornish Galeton Gill Hereford Highlandlake Ione Lucerne Prospect Valley Puritan Roggen Stoneham Wattenburg
Ghost towns	Buckingham Dearfield Dick Keota Masters St. Vrain Saint Vrains Serene Sligo
Trading posts	Fort Jackson Fort Lupton Fort Saint Vrain Fort Vasquez
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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