Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Irving (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Irving. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Irving is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Clark, Eau Claire, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Irving. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irving:
- Jackson County (The home county of Irving)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Black River Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Millston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- North Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Hixton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Alma Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Merrillan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lapham Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
- Humbird
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Neillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Eau Claire County
- Fairchild
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Juneau County
- Mather
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
- Mindoro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Rockland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- West Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Holmen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Barre Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Brice Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Onalaska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Middle Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Grand Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
- Angelo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Warrens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Tunnel City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tomah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Valley Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Melvina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Wyeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Norwalk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oakdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
- Blair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Ettrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Frenchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Coral City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Pigeon Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Whitehall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Galesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- New City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Wrights Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Trempealeau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Winona County (MN)
- Dakota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irving, see our County-by-County Page for Irving.
Cemeteries Near Irving ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irving.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Irving - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irving covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
- Irving Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Columkille Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stiehl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cataract Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- French Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morken Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Irving had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
- Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Cataract
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cataract is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Sheppard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Black River Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Burr Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- North Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Millston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hixton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Lynxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Hegg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hegg is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mindoro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Angelo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Stevenstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irving. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irving.
Newspapers Published in Irving ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irving.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irving, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irving.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Irving:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Eau Claire County
- Juneau County
- La Crosse County
- Monroe County
- Trempealeau County
- Winona County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Irving, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irving) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |