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 Irvington (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 Irvington. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Irvington is located in Dunn County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dunn County: Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Irvington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irvington:
- Dunn County (The home county of Irvington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Menomonie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Dunnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Falls City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Knapp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Eau Galle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Meridean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Tainter Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Boyceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Rock Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Prairie Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Maxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Mondovi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Springdale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Nelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Gilmanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Albertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Irvine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Lake Hallie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Chippewa Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Bloomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Lufkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Shawtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Eau Claire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Seymour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Arkansaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Durand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Ella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Lund
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Barry Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Lakeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Pepin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Stockholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Plum City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - El Paso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Martell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Maiden Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Morton Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Ellsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Beldenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Bay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Glenwood City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Erin Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Trempealeau County
- Eleva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Eleva
- Goodhue County (MN)
- Frontenac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
- Frontenac is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <3>
- Frontenac
- Wabasha County (MN)
- Reads Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
- Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <3>
- Reads Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irvington, see our County-by-County Page for Irvington.
Cemeteries Near Irvington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irvington.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irvington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Road Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Irving Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irving Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irving Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89044 <4>
- Mamre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamre Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mamre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lower Weston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Weston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pownell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pownell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pownell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Little Elk Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Elk Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Elk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Froens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Froens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Froens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverview Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Irvington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Irvington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - North Menomonie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Menomonie
- North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
- Rusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
- Dunnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Hatchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Hatchville is located in Dunn County
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Eau Galle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Meridean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Knapp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elk Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Elk Mound
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irvington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irvington.
Newspapers Published in Irvington ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irvington, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irvington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Irvington:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pepin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pierce County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Goodhue County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabasha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irvington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Irvington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irvington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irvington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8361, Longitude: -91.9546 In this case, the coordinates for Irvington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |