Iona, Minnesota

About Iona

Iona, MN is a tiny community located in southwestern Minnesota counting 164 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Iona is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.55 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 298 residents per square mile.

📰 Iona News Today

• Iona, MN Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 1
• Winter Storm Iona A Midwest Blizzard With Record Snow In Michigan, Wisconsin The Weather Channel · Mar 18
• Obituary for Iona E. Knoll - Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home · Feb 8
• Minnesota gets into the mix for Iona Prep defensive lineman Joshua Simmons 247Sports · Feb 10
• Alvin LeRoy Boock Obituary (2026) - Slayton, MN - Totzke Funeral Home - Slayton Legacy | Obituary · Jun 12

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What Makes Iona Unique

• Positioned in southwestern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Iona

• Badger Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Christensen Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cleanwater Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• County Line Wildlife Management Area, North Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• County Line Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fenmont Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Henry Vos Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Melchior Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Scheuring Wildlife Management Area, North Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Scheuring Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Schoeberl Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shirley's Slough Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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