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Welcome to Irondale ...

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

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

Irondale would have been located within present day Cook County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Irondale is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Irondale was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Irondale (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Irondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Irondale - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Irondale ...

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

  • Chicago
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cicero
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
  • Gary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
  • Orland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Tinley Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Berwyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Oak Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Calumet City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Irondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irondale 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 (so far) for Irondale was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irondale.

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 Irondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Irondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.