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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Irvington is located in Breckinridge County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Breckinridge County: Perry (IN), Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade & Ohio.
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:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Irvington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Custer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Hardinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ammons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Buras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Dyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Stephensport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Constantine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Cupio
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Lebanon Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Indian Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Big Clifty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Short Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Leitchfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tousey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Black Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Yeaman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Cabot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Four Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Vertrees
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Rose Terrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Howe Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Prichard Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Vine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Dietz Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Hardin Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Radcliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Howard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Prairie Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Haysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Guston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hillgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Ekron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Payneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sirocco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Buck Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Maples Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Garrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Brandenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio County
- Fordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beechwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Carefree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Pilot Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Grantsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Mauckport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- New Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Laconia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dogwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Derby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Gerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Tobinsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Leopold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Cannelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Apalona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Ranger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
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.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Merino Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turpin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horseley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shumate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Board Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- High Plains UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Irvington had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Irvington had a population of 1,192 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Bewleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bewleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewleyville
- Guston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Rosetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosetta is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Clifton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton Mills is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Hillgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Ekron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lodiburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
- Payneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Sirocco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Custer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Garrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Brandenburg Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Station
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 the Vicinity of 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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Irvington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Irvington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Irvington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Irvington.
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 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 Irvington:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Harrison County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Irvington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |