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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Irvington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Irvington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Irvington, please Contact Us.
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 Irvington (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 Irvington. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Irvington is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Irvington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irvington:
- Marion County (The home county of Irvington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Warren Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Beech Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charlesmac Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Homecroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Bartholomew County
- Pleasant View Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Eagle Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ulen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Elizaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Northfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Brown County
- Spearsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newark Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Luxhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Noblesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eagletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Monterey Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Gem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- New Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- McCordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Eden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
- Brownsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cartersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Lizton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Amo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Grant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Knightstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kennard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rocklane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Stones Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Smith Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- New Whiteland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Needham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bargersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Banta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Ingalls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Markleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Red House ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Young
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Hart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Homer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Fountaintown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Boggstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Knighthood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Shelbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irvington, see our County-by-County Page for Irvington.
Cemeteries Near Irvington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irvington.
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 Irvington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irvington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Brady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McVey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Irvington Cemetery
- Old Parker Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
- Wilson - Parker Cemetery
- New Crown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deutsch Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wheatley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luebking Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Witte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
Irvington itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 650 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Beech Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brightwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Julietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
- Indianapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Indianapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Indianapolis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Indianapolis
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broad Ripple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Ripple
- Mapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Gem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Mount Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- New Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oaklandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irvington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irvington.
Newspapers Published in Irvington ...
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 396 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irvington, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irvington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Irvington:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Irvington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irvington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |