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Welcome to Irma ...

Irma is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Irma: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Irma: 54442<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.<5> 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)
  • Gleason
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dudley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jersey City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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)
  • Emmerich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Naugart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hamburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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.<6>

X2X - 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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Irma - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Irma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Irma area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Irma). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Irma or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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