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Welcome to South Irvine ...

South Irvine is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Irvine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1933.

A typical abbreviation for South Irvine: S. Irvine

South Irvine is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Irvine: 606

Communities near South Irvine ...

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

  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Berea
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Stanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Beattyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • McKee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Miller's Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
  • Wagersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wagersville is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
  • Witt Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Witt Springs is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
  • Winston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Winston is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston

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 South Irvine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Irvine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Irvine ...

Looking for more information about South Irvine? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Irvine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Irvine.

Adding South Irvine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Irvine 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 (so far) for South Irvine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Irvine post office opened in 1933. The South Irvine post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Irvine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Irvine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/