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)
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beattyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
- Beattyville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <3>
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller's Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Wagersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wagersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Winston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Bybee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Bybee is located in Madison County
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 for West Irvine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found West Irvine in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the West Irvine post office opened in 1909.
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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |