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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Irishtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Irishtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Irishtown, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Irishtown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Irishtown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Irishtown is historic, it would have been located within present day Amador County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Amador County: Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado, Sacramento & San Joaquin.

Below are the counties that are near Irishtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irishtown:

  • Amador County     (The home county of Irishtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
    • Pine Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Electra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Amador County
    • Volcano
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Martell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sutter Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Amador City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fiddletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Drytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • River Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ione
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
      • Former names for Ione:
      • Bedbug
      • Freeze Out
      • Hardscrabble
      • Ione City
      • Ione Valley
      • Jone City
      • Jone Valley
      • Rickeyville
      • Woosterville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <2>
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
    • Glencoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Bar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Gulch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
    • West Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wilseyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bummerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bummerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
      • Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
    • Rail Road Flat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San Andreas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Ranch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • Campo Seco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cave City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
      • Cave City is located in Calaveras County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fair Play
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
    • Tiger Lily
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
      • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
    • Newtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
    • Diamond Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • El Dorado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euchre Diggings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
      • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
    • Shingle Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Camino
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Motor City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
    • Rancho Murieta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sloughhouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
    • Clements
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lockeford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
    • Martinez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
    • Tuttletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Squabbletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Squabbletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irishtown, see our County-by-County Page for Irishtown.

Cemeteries Near Irishtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irishtown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irishtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jesus Maria Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
  • City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
  • New Protestant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
  • Inedpendence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Fiddletown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Andreason Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andreason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andreason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7839 <5>
    • St. Stevens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stevens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Irishtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Irishtown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.

  • Pine Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rich Gulch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
    • Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
  • Volcano
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glencoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mokelumne Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sutter Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Amador City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rail Road Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiddletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Drytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • San Andreas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Ranch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irishtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irishtown.

Newspapers Published in Irishtown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irishtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irishtown, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irishtown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Irishtown:

The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Irishtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irishtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irishtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3888, Longitude: -120.6747       In this case, the coordinates for Irishtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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