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Welcome to Irondale ...

Irondale is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Irondale is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Irondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Irondale: This one is located in Dutchess County and the other is located in Herkimer County.

Beyond New York, there are 14 communities that are also named Irondale - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Irondale ...

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

  • Great Barrington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
  • North Canaan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sheffield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Kent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Sharon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Rhinebeck
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Red Hook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Norfolk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irondale ...

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

Adding Irondale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Irondale post office opened in 1871.

We also found Irondale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irondale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Irondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/