Ione ( ; formerly,
Bed Bug,
Bedbug,
Freeze Out,
Hardscrabble,
Ione City,
Woosterville,
Jone City,
Jone Valley, and
Rickeyville) is a
city in
Amador County,
California,
United States. The population was 7,918 at the 2010 census, up from 7,129 at the 2000 census. Once known as "
Bed-Bug" and "Freeze Out," Ione was an important supply center on the main road to the Mother Lode and Southern Mines during the
California Gold Rush.