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Introduction ...

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 Irwins Crossroads (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 Irwins Crossroads. 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.

Name Variations for Irwins Crossroads ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Irwins Crossroads: Irwins Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Irwins Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Irwins Crossroads may originally have been Irwin's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Irwins Crossroads might be written as Irwin Crossroads.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Irwins Crossroads is located in Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Warren & Wilkinson.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Irwins Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwins Crossroads, with the one closest to Irwins Crossroads listed first.
    • Tennille
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gardner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sandersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Riddleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Deepstep
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Goat Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Davisboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Warthen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwins Crossroads, with the one closest to Irwins Crossroads listed first.
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • Black Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • The Colony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Hardwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milledgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coopers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emanuel County
    • Blundale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Blundale is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwins Crossroads, with the one closest to Irwins Crossroads listed first.
    • Edge Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Mitchell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Gibson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwins Crossroads, with the one closest to Irwins Crossroads listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Sparta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwins Crossroads, with the one closest to Irwins Crossroads listed first.
    • Bartow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wadley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <2>
    • Moxley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
    • Stapletons Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
    • Louisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Omaha Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
    • Avera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <2>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwins Crossroads, with the one closest to Irwins Crossroads listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <2>
    • Adrian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwins Crossroads, with the one closest to Irwins Crossroads listed first.
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Lovett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • East Dublin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dublin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dudley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockledge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Twiggs County
    • Danville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwins Crossroads, with the one closest to Irwins Crossroads listed first.
    • Beech Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Toomsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Irwinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • McIntyre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dedrich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Ivey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Gordon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Irwins Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irwins Crossroads.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Irwins Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Orr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Avant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ohoopee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Old Bethesda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Piney Mount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (392 more) ...
    • Red Field Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Tennille
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oconee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Beech Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
  • Sun Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
  • Wrightsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Riddleville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Hebron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Toomsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pringle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pringle is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Deepstep
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Spann
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Spann is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
    • Lovett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Downs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Downs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs

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

Newspapers Published in Irwins Crossroads ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irwins Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irwins Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irwins Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Irwins Crossroads:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Irwins Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irwins Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.