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Introduction ...

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

We've added Irving to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Irving, 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 Irving (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 Irving. 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 Irving is historic, it would have been located within present day Marshall County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington, Gage (NE) & Pawnee (NE).

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Irving)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Blue Rapids
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
      • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <3>
    • Waterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankfort
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Winifred
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
      • Carden is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carden
      • From Irving to Carden
    • Home
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Marysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Vermillion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <3>
    • Beattie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bremen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marietta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marietta
      • From Irving to Marietta
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Garfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Oscar ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
      • Oscar is located in Clay County
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Centralia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Baileyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • America City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
      • America City is located in Nemaha County
    • Corning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Fostoria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fostoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fostoria
      • From Irving to Fostoria
    • Olsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
      • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <3>
    • Blaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Westmoreland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Duluth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Onaga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Havensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Louisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Louisville has also been known as:
      • Louisville Springs
      • Rock City
      • Rock Creek Falls
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
  • Riley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Randolph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Winkler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winkler
      • From Irving to Winkler
    • May Day
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Walsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walsburg
      • From Irving to Walsburg
    • Leonardville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lasita ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
      • Lasita is located in Riley County
    • Riley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Keats
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bala
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manhattan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Barnes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chepstow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepstow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chepstow
      • From Irving to Chepstow
    • Greenleaf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <3>
    • Kimeo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
      • Kimeo is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kimeo
      • From Irving to Kimeo
    • Hanover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
    • Linn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lanham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gage County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Barneston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lanham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lanham
      • From Irving to Lanham
    • Odell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Irving ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irving.

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

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

  • Saville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Czech - Moravian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellegarde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wells Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edinborough Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinborough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Barrett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elm Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cottage Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

Irving itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 375 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Blue Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
    • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <3>
  • Waterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
    • Reedsville is located in Marshall County
    • Reedsville has also been known as:
    • Hazelville
  • Schroyer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schroyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
    • Schroyer is located in Marshall County
  • Frankfort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Olsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
    • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <3>
  • Fostoria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fostoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
    • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fostoria
    • From Irving to Fostoria
  • Blaine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vliets
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vliets have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vliets
    • Vliets is located in Marshall County
  • Home
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Barnes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Winkler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winkler
      • From Irving to Winkler
    • Randolph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chepstow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepstow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chepstow
      • From Irving to Chepstow

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Irving ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irving.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Irving. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Irving and those printed in the larger area surrounding Irving.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Irving.

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 helpful 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 Irving:

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Irving, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irving) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irving. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6388, Longitude: -96.5960    









 

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