Ionia, MO

Ionia is a village in northern Benton and southern Pettis counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The 2010 census counted 88 residents. Ionia was originally called Ionia City, and under the latter name was platted in 1866. A post office called Ionia City was established in 1867, and the name was changed to Ionia in 1895. Ionia's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Missouri setting. The local scoop is how Ionia's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet.