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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 Irwin (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 Irwin. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Irwin is located in Barton County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barton County: Crawford (KS), Cedar, Dade, Jasper & Vernon.

Below are the counties that are near Irwin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irwin:

  • Barton County     (The home county of Irwin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Milford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lamar Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Lamar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bushnell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kenoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Layneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Liberal is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Golden City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mindenmines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Burgess
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Burgess is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Jerico Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Virgil City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Willowville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • El Dorado Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Umber View Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Stockton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Caplinger Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lebeck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Arcola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Lockwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Glen Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
    • Greenfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • South Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Jasper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Carytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Carytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Medoc
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Neck City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Neck City is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Opolis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Alba is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Purcell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Asbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Avilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Carthage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Forest Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Brooklyn Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Lawrence County
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
    • Sheldon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bellamy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Milo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Bronaugh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Montevallo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Moundville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nevada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Walker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Deerfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Harwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Richards
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Richards is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Horton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Bourbon County (KS)
  • Crawford County (KS)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irwin, see our County-by-County Page for Irwin.

Cemeteries Near Irwin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irwin.

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 Irwin - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irwin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Irwin had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.

  • Sheldon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lamar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Milford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Iantha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Iantha is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iantha
  • Bellamy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Verdella
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Verdella is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdella
  • Bushnell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kenoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zodiac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Zodiac is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
  • Milo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Hannon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hannon is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Esrom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Esrom is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esrom
    • Boston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Boston is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Sandstone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irwin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irwin.

Newspapers Published in Irwin ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irwin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irwin, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irwin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Irwin:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Irwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.