Welcome to Irby ...

Irby is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Irby is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Irby lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Irby: (509)

Communities Also Named Irby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Irby - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Irby ...

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

• Odessa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Wilson Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek
  • Wilson Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson Creek <4>
• Krupp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krupp
  • Krupp is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
• Marlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Marlin is located in Grant County
• Ruff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
  • Ruff is located in Grant County
• Stratford
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Grant County
• Almira
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
  • Almira is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almira <4>
• Mohler
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler
  • Mohler is located in Lincoln County
• Hartline
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
  • Hartline is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartline <4>
• Moses Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Lake
  • Moses Lake is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moses Lake <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 Irby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irby.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Irby. 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 Irby.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irby ...

Looking for more information about Irby? 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 Irby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Irby.

Adding Irby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irby 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 Irby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Irby post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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