Welcome to West Irvine ...

West Irvine is located in Estill County<1>.

The location of West Irvine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Irvine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for West Irvine: W. Irvine

West Irvine is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Irvine is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Berea
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• Stanton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Clay City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• McKee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Miller's Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
  • Miller's Creek 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.<2> 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
• Lynch Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Lynch Town is located in Estill 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 on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Irvine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/