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Welcome to West Irvine ...

West Irvine is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Irvine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

A typical abbreviation for West Irvine: W. Irvine

West Irvine is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Irvine: 606

Communities near West Irvine ...

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

  • Richmond
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • McKee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Miller's Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
  • Wagersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wagersville is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
  • Winston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Winston is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Bybee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bybee is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Irvine ...

Looking for more information about West 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 West Irvine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Irvine.

Adding West Irvine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Irvine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West 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 West 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.