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 Irwin (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 Irwin. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Irwin is located in Union 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 Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Irwin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irwin:
- Union County (The home county of Irwin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Milford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New California
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Pharisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Summersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Richwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Kingscreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Urbana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Christiansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Northridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Villa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Oakwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Greenlawn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- South Charleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kenwood Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Ostrander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- Shawnee Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Bellepoint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Fayette County
- Yatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Lake Darby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Dublin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hilliard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- New Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Deems ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Galloway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Yellow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Ridgeway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zanesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Iron City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Graff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Chuckery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plumwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Plain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Gillivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Summerford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chrisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Lena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Alcony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Pickaway County
- Orient
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irwin, see our County-by-County Page for Irwin.
Cemeteries Near Irwin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irwin.
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 Irwin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irwin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Hazel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Mechanicsburg.
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Britton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Guy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Treacles Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (481 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Irwin had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irwin, with the one closest to Irwin listed first.
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Milford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Brush Lake ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Lake is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Lake
- Resaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Resaca is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Unionville Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- North Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cable is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Pottersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagenbaugh ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hagenbaugh is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagenbaugh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irwin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irwin.
Newspapers Published in Irwin ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irwin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irwin, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irwin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Irwin:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Pickaway 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Irwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |