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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Irvington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Irvington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Irvington, please Contact Us.
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 Irvington (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 Irvington. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Irvington is historic, it would have been located within present day Adams 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 Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Irvington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irvington:
- Adams County (The home county of Irvington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
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- Youngsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Seaman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harshasville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Wheat Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- May Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Cherry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Louden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Emerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Dunkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Ash Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Neel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Arnheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Sardinia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ellsberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Orab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marathon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Utopia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Moores Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Afton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
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- Felicity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- New Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Westboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Folsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
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- North Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Elmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Berrysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Sinking Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Mowrystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Hollowtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Shackleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Buford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Newfain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Cynthiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Latham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Coopersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Sargents
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
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- Wetmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
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- Piketon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Dills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Fruitdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Nipgen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- South Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summithill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Rarden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Youngs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Otway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Arion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Lucasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- West Portsmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Summit County
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Fleming County (KY)
- Poplar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Pence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cottageville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Charters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Tollesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vanceburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Burtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Garrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rectorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Minerva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irvington, see our County-by-County Page for Irvington.
Cemeteries Near Irvington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irvington.
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 Irvington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irvington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Tranquility Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Leigh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawshe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- May Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (545 more) ...
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fenner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
Irvington itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Youngsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Seaman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harshasville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Wheat Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Cherry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- May Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eckmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eckmansville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckmansville
- Fairfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Dunkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Peebles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irvington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irvington.
Newspapers Published in Irvington ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irvington, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irvington.
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 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 Irvington:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Bracken County
- Fleming County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Irvington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irvington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |