Ireland,_Indiana

Ireland, Indiana

Ireland, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census Designated Place in Indiana, United States

Ireland is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

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History

The town was founded on land purchased from the United States government by John Stewart, a native of Ireland, on December 23, 1816. The town was once intended to be called American City, but changed to Ireland when the name was not approved by the post office department.[3] The town was laid out by John Stewart's son James, and four others. The first town map is dated May 20, 1865, but had been a small village many years before that.

The Ireland post office has been in operation since 1853.[4] Ireland's school system was absorbed by the Jasper school system in 1970.

St. Mary's Church

On the night of February 28, 2017, an EF2 tornado associated with the February 28, 2017, tornado outbreak struck Ireland. Several homes were destroyed, however no injuries were reported.[5]

Religion

Ireland is home of St. Mary's Church, a Roman Catholic church.

Geography

Ireland is located a few miles west of Jasper on State Road 56 in the northeast portion of Madison Township.

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ireland, Indiana
  2. [2]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 355.
  4. [4]
    "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. [5]
    Ada Carr, Pam Wright and Sean Breslin (March 1, 2017). "Tornadoes Confirmed in Midwest as Severe Weather Outbreak Persists". The Weather Channel. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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