Irondale, OH

Irondale is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 326 residents. Irondale is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Irondale was originally known as Pottsdale, for Samuel Potts, who started a salt operation at Yellow Creek circa 1806. Campuses serving the village include Stanton Elementary School and Edison High School. In Irondale, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Irondale, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. In 1869 Morgan & Hunter laid out the original plat of what was then called Hunterville which later was changed to Irondale after the discovery of iron ore and other minerals used in the manufacture of tin.