Welcome to Irma ...

Irma is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Irma is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Irma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Irma: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Irma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Irma - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan and Missouri.

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

Communities near Irma ...

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

• Merrill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
• Tomahawk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Gleason
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
  • Gleason is located in Lincoln County
• Dudley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
  • Dudley is located in Lincoln County
• Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
  • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
• Jersey City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
• Harrison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Lincoln County
• Emmerich
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
  • Emmerich is located in Marathon County
• Naugart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
  • Naugart is located in Marathon County
• Hamburg
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Marathon County

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 Irma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irma.

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

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

Adding Irma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Irma post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/