Welcome to Little Ireland ...

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

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

Little Ireland would have been located within present day McDonough County<2>.

The location of Little Ireland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Little Ireland is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The location where Little Ireland once stood is in the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Little Ireland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Little Ireland - they are located in Ohio and Ontario (2).

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

Communities near Little Ireland ...

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

• Bushnell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <5>
• Colchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
  • Colchester is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <5>
• La Harpe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
  • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
• Roseville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Stronghurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
  • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <5>
• Avon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Blandinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandinsville
  • Blandinsville is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blandinsville <5>
• Plymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Industry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <5>
• Table Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
  • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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