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 Irondale (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 Irondale. 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.
Irondale is located in Wise County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Irondale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irondale:
- Wise County (The home county of Irondale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- East Stone Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Big Stone Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Appalachia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kent Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
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- Osaka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
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- Blackwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Esserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Hamilton town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coeburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Almira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Herald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Darwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clintwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Darnell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Dryden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Stickleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Ely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blackwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Fleenortown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Norton City
- Norton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Fugates Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Bickley Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dante
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Dickensonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Willow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Carterton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Creswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Lano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Duffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Blackmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Kermit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Dungannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Gate City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Frisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Snowflake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Weber City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Nickelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Mendota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Leonard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Lynch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Closplint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Dizney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Louellen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Totz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kenvir
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Short Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Redfox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Pine Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Sassafras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County (KY)
- Yeaddiss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Eolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Oven Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Linefork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Flint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Gordon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Ermine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- West Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg
- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bellcraft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Mayking
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Delphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Cornettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Scuddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Willis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Waycross
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Frisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Block City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Church Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Greenland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Blossom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Beartown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Cherokee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Bloomingdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Horace ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Borden Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Orebank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Blair Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Colonial Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (TN)
- Fall Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irondale, see our County-by-County Page for Irondale.
Cemeteries Near Irondale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irondale.
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 Irondale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irondale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Carroll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robinette Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gilley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glencoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gilly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tannery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1284 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Irondale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Irondale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irondale, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Big Stone Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Olinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Duffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rye Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Duncan Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Natural Tunnel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Fort Blackmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Pattonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Clinchport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Stickleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Wood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lipps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Ely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irondale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irondale.
Newspapers Published in Irondale ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irondale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irondale, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irondale.
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 Irondale:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Irondale, 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 from Point A (ie- Irondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |