Our Genealogy Helper
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 Ireland (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 Ireland. 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 and hospitals 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.
Ireland is located in Athens County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Ireland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ireland:
- Athens County (The home county of Ireland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Coolville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
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- Beebe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Vanderhoof
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
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- Big Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
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- Guysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
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- Armadale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
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- Carsey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
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- Pratts Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
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- Amesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Carlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
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- Kyger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
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- Cheshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Orbiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
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- Jobs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
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- Murray City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Candy Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- New Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
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- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
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- Carbon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
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- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
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- Bashan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spiller
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Welshtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Dorcas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Racine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pomeroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Middleport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Chesterhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Joy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Todds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Stockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Neelysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Hackney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Malta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McConnelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morganville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Reinersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Dungannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rendville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Vales Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Hope ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Fillmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Redbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Decaturville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Porterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Napier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Belpre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Wolf Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Watertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Churchtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Skull Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Willowdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Medina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Ravenswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Odaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Garfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Hartford City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Mason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Sassafras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Letart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Willow Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Schultz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Cisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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- Petroleum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Rusk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Roane County (WV)
- Reedy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Windy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Greencastle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peewee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Blennerhassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Eli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Parkersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Kanawha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ireland, see our County-by-County Page for Ireland.
Cemeteries Near Ireland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ireland.
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 Ireland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ireland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Ireland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Torch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Torch Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Baptist Cemetery
- The Torch Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Torch Cemetery
- New Torch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Coolville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coolville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Hocking Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Decatur Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (810 more) ...
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centennial Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Ireland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ireland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Torch
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Torch is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
- Coolville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Little Hocking
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fillmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Frost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Hockingport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hockingport is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
- New England
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New England is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Armenia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armenia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenia
- Scott ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vanderhoof
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Porterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ireland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ireland.
Newspapers Published in Ireland ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ireland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ireland, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ireland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Ireland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Ireland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ireland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |