Welcome to Ireland ...

Ireland is located in Dubois County<1>.

The location of Ireland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ireland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Ireland is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ireland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Ireland (for example, toward Dale), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Ireland: (812)

The ZIP code for Ireland: 47545<4>

Communities Also Named Ireland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Ireland - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ireland ...

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

• Jasper
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Huntingburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <5>
• Loogootee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
  • Loogootee is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <5>
• Oakland City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City
  • Oakland City is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland City <5>
• Petersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
• Ferdinand
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <5>
• Dale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
• Winslow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <5>
• Montgomery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <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 Ireland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ireland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ireland ...

Looking for more information about Ireland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ireland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ireland.

Adding Ireland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ireland 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 for Ireland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ireland post office opened in 1853.

We also found Ireland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ireland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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