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 Irishtown (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 Irishtown. 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.
Irishtown is located in Mercer County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Irishtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irishtown:
- Mercer County (The home county of Irishtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Perrys Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
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- Swamproot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
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- Millburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kilgore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Courtneys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Stoneboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coolspring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
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- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Parker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
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- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Ellwood City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
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- Lillyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- North Sewickley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Goehring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Koppel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Homewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Big Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- New Galilee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Barrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Slippery Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bovard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
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- Murrinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- West Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ferris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
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- Hallston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
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- Cherry Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Sunbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Foxburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lamartine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Alum Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- West Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Beaver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Bela
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Callensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Knox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Cochranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Atlantic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hartstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Pymatuning South
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Conneaut Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Kerrtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Black Ash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
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- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Volant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Grant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- McCaslin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Rose Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Nashua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Altman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Energy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
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- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Barkeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Nectarine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bullion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Eakin Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Saint George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
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- Coal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nicklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
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- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- York County
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- Simons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Lowellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- New Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- West Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Five Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Masury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Orangeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Hubbard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coalburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Maplewood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Burghill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irishtown, see our County-by-County Page for Irishtown.
Cemeteries Near Irishtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irishtown.
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 Irishtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irishtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Findley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zahniser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer Citizens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Citizens Cemetery
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Citizens Cemetery
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Carpenders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Irishtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Irishtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irishtown, with the one closest to Irishtown listed first.
- Pardoe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pardoe is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardoe
- Turner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Jackson Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Centertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Hope Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Millburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- North Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mills
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Barkeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kilgore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Indian Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irishtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irishtown.
Newspapers Published in Irishtown ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irishtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irishtown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irishtown.
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 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 Irishtown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Irishtown, 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 from Point A (ie- Irishtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |