Welcome to Irvine ...

Irvine is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irvine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Irvine is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Irvine: (352)

Communities Also Named Irvine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Irvine - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, California, Kentucky, Newfoundland and Labrador, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Irvine ...

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

• Gainesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
• Ocala
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
  • Ocala is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <3>
• Williston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <3>
• Hawthorne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <3>
• Archer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Archer is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <3>
• Micanopy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <3>
• Reddick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddick
  • Reddick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddick <3>
• McIntosh
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <3>
• Evinston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinston
  • Evinston is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evinston <3>
• Lowell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>

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 Irvine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irvine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Irvine. 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 Irvine.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irvine ...

Looking for more information about Irvine? 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 Irvine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Irvine.

Adding Irvine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irvine 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 Irvine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Irvine post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irvine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/