Welcome to Irving ...

Irving is located in Barry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irving, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Irving is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Irving lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Irving is located in the (269) area code.

Communities Also Named Irving ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Irving - they are located in California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irving.

Communities near Irving ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Irving.

• Kentwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Hastings
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Wayland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Lowell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Middleville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
  • Middleville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <4>
• Lake Odessa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
  • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <4>
• Caledonia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Nashville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Saranac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
  • Saranac is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac <4>
• Hopkins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Hopkins is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Irving. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irving.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Irving. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irving.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Irving. See our Newspapers Page for Irving.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irving ...

Looking for more information about Irving? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Irving, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Irving.

Adding Irving to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irving in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Irving was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Irving post office opened in 1848.

We also found Irving in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irving.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irving. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/