Welcome to Irwin ...

Irwin is located in Goochland County<1>.

The location of Irwin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irwin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Irwin is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Irwin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Irwin: (804)

Communities Also Named Irwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Irwin - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irwin.

Communities near Irwin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Irwin.

• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
• Enon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Goochland County
• Fife
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
  • Fife is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <4>
• Hadensville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
  • Hadensville is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadensville <4>
• Vontay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
  • Vontay is located in Hanover County
• Willowbrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
  • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
• Caledonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
• Jackson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Louisa County
• Rockville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Irwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irwin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Irwin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irwin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Irwin. See our Newspapers Page for Irwin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irwin ...

Looking for more information about Irwin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Irwin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Irwin.

Adding Irwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irwin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Irwin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Irwin post office opened in 1884.

We also found Irwin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irwin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/