Welcome to Irby ...
So far, we found very little information about Irby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Irby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Irby, please Contact Us.
Irby would have been located within present day Crittenden County<2>.
The location of Irby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Irby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Irby is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Irby was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Irby still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Irby ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Irby - they are located in Georgia, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irby.
Communities near Irby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Irby.
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <5>
- Southaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
- Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <5>
- Horn Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
- Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <5>
- West Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
- West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <5>
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Walls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <5>
- Hunt Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Hughes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <5>
- Crawfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <5>
- Edmondson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Irby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Irby. 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 Irby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Irby. See our Newspapers Page for Irby.
Adding Irby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Irby in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Irby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Irby post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Irby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Irby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Crittenden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Irby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |