# Ironton, Indiana

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**Ironton** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Halbert Township](/source/Halbert_Township,_Martin_County,_Indiana), [Martin County](/source/Martin_County,_Indiana), in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Indiana](/source/Indiana).[2]

## History

Ironton was founded in 1873, and named for the presence of ironworks.[3]

## References

1. ["U.S. Census website"](https://www.census.gov). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). Retrieved 2008-01-31.

1. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). [*From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History*](https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake). Indiana University Press. p. [177](https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/177). ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...laid out in 1873 by the Southern Indiana Coal and Iron Company and formerly called Irondon for the iron industry...

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