Welcome to Irwin ...
Irwin is located in Goochland County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Irwin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Irwin: 804 & 686<3>
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
- Thorncliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorncliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Enon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Fife
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fife. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fife is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <4>
- Shelfar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - 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
- Belona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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.<6>
X2X - 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Goochland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Irwin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Irwin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Irwin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |