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Welcome to Irene ...

Irene is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Irene is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Irene lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Irene: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Irene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Irene - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irene.

Communities near Irene ...

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

  • McComb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kentwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Osyka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Glading
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glading is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
  • Bear Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Huron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Huron is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Chatawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irene ...

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

Adding Irene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irene 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 Irene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Irene post office opened in 1905. The Irene post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irene.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Irene - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Irene area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Irene area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/