Our Genealogy Helper
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 Ireland (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 Ireland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Ireland is located in Dubois County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dubois County: Crawford, Davies's, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Spencer & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Ireland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ireland:
- Dubois County (The home county of Ireland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Haysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Huntingburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dubois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zoar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Celestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kyana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Ferdinand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Riceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- English
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Alfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sandy Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Cannelburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Capehart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Plainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Odon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Dongola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Francisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Buckskin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Giro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Douglas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Hazleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Willis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Monroe City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Verne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Ragsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Bicknell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fritchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Decker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Edwardsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Huron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Georgia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Windom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Loogootee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lacy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burns City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- French Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Abydel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Youngs Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Paoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Siberia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Sassafras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Bristow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Croix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Ranger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Otwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- White Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Velpen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Whiteoak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Algiers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Highbank Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Winslow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stendal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Alford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Glezen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Oakland City Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mariah Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Meinrad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Santa Claus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gentryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kercheval
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Pigeon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Fulda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Lamar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Heilman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Folsomville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Lynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tennyson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eames
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Graham Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- De Gonia Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elberfeld
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ireland, see our County-by-County Page for Ireland.
Cemeteries Near Ireland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ireland.
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 Ireland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ireland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dillin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKee Ditch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhoit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979985 <2>
- Sherritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Cavender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ireland had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Otwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Velpen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Duff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Haysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Survant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Survant is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Huntingburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bretzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bretzville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
- Dubois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kellerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kellerville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Alfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Algiers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ireland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ireland.
Newspapers Published in Ireland ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ireland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ireland, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ireland.
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 Ireland:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Dubois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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 Ireland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ireland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |