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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 Irona (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 Irona. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Irona is located in Clinton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Essex, Franklin, Chittenden (VT) & Grand Isle (VT).

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Irona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irona, with the one closest to Irona listed first.
    • Altona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
    • Mooers Forks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mooers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sciola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sciola is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
    • Ellenburg Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Beekmantown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
    • West Chazy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Churubusco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dannemora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harrigan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
    • Chazy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Beekmantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irona, with the one closest to Irona listed first.
    • Keeseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Kent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irona, with the one closest to Irona listed first.
    • Brainardsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chateaugay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Burke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Whippleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Constable
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Alder Brook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
    • Merrillsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • Miltonboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
  • Franklin County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irona, with the one closest to Irona listed first.
    • Maquam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Maquam is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
    • Saint Albans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
    • Swanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Swanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <1>
    • Georgia Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
    • Georgia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
    • West Georgia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irona, with the one closest to Irona listed first.
    • Isle La Motte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Isle la Motte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Alburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Alburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alburgh is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburgh <1>
    • Alburg Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
    • North Hero
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • North Hero
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Adams Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
    • Grand Isle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Pearl
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Keeler Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
    • South Hero
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people

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

Cemeteries Near Irona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irona.

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

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheldon Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Edmunds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mooers Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooers Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mooers Riverside Cemetery is located in Mooers.
    • The Mooers Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Mooers Cemetery
    • Old Mooers Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65805 <2>
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dragoon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jennett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...

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 Irona had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Altona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forest is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Alder Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Alder Bend is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Bend
  • Woods Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
  • Mooers Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellenburg Depot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ellenburg Depot is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg Depot
  • Mooers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellenburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sciola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sciola is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
  • Ellenburg Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Clinton Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton Mills is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Mills
  • West Beekmantown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Chazy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Churubusco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dannemora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Irona ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irona, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irona.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Irona:

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 Irona, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.