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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 Irwin (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 Irwin. 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 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.

Irwin is located in Kankakee County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kankakee County: Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Livingston, Will, Lake (IN) & Newton (IN).

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

  • Kankakee County     (The home county of Irwin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Otto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Kankakee County
    • Limestone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Goodrich
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
    • Herscher
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sammons Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
      • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Sammons Point has also been known as:
      • Sammons Point village
    • Kankakee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Aroma Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
      • Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <3>
    • Union Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <3>
    • Bourbonnais
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
      • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <3>
    • Bradley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <3>
    • Essex
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Cabery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
      • Cabery is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <3>
    • Kempton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <3>
    • Piper City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Clarke City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
    • East Brooklyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • South Wilmington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Braceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
      • Braceville is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <3>
    • Gardner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
    • Central City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
    • Coal City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <3>
    • Diamond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbon Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
      • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Mazon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
    • Channahon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
      • Channahon is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <3>
    • Claypool
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
      • Claypool is located in Grundy County
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Chebanse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ashkum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
      • Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <3>
    • L'Erable
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Erable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
      • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
    • Papineau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Danforth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <3>
    • Martinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinton
      • Martinton is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinton <3>
    • Beaverville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gilman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Crescent City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
      • Crescent City is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <3>
    • La Hogue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
    • Donovan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
      • Donovan is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <3>
    • Onarga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Cardiff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
    • Campus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
      • Campus is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <3>
    • Cullom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <3>
    • Emington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emington
      • Emington is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emington <3>
    • Griswold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Charlotte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Dwight
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Dwight is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <3>
    • Saunemin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatsworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <3>
    • Eylar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Wing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Livingston County
    • Odell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <3>
    • Sunbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Lakewood Shores
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
      • Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
    • Godley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Symerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
      • Symerton is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Braidwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
    • Peotone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallingford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallingford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Will County
    • Manhattan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <3>
    • Blodgett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blodgett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
      • Blodgett is located in Will County
    • Elwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <3>
    • Beecher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Monee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodenow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
      • Goodenow is located in Will County
  • Lake County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Illinoi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illinoi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
      • Illinoi is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Schneider
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
      • Schneider is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Newton County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Lake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Morocco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
      • Morocco is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <3>
    • Sumava Resorts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumava Resorts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumava Resorts
      • Sumava Resorts is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumava Resorts <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Irwin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irwin.

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 Irwin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilot Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grand Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Cemetery
    • The Grand Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grand Prairie EUB Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Old State Hospital Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bonfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • The Limestone Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hawkins Cemetery
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand Prairie United Cemetery
    • Milk's Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milk's Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milk's Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Irwin had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Irwin had a population of 71 people.

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

  • Otto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Otto is located in Kankakee County
  • Chebanse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
  • Goodrich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
  • Herscher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kankakee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clifton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <3>
  • Cabery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
    • Cabery is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <3>
  • Ashkum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
    • Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <3>
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    • L'Erable
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Erable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
      • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
    • Saint Anne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne
      • Saint Anne is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anne <3>
    • Exline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
      • Exline is located in Kankakee County

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

Newspapers Published in Irwin ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irwin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irwin, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irwin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Irwin:

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

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Irwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Irwin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0529, Longitude: -87.9846       In this case, the coordinates for Irwin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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