Ireland, Indiana 2410633 203082224 2008-04-03T17:16:21Z SmackBot 433328 Add references section and/or general fixes. {{Infobox Settlement <!--More parameter fields are available for use at Template:Infobox Settlement--> <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Ireland |settlement_type = Town |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Indiana |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = [[United States]] |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Indiana]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Madison]] <!-- Politics -----------------> |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = <!-- Population ------------------------> |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |latd = 38 |latm = 24 |lats = 53 |latNS = N |longd = 86 |longm = 59 |longs = 58 |longEW = W |elevation_footnotes = {{GR|3}} |elevation_ft = 472 |founder = |named_for = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 47546 |area_code = |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 18-36468{{GR|2}} |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:436827 436827] |website = |footnotes = }} '''Ireland''' is an unincorporated town in [[Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Madison Township]], [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois County]], [[Indiana]]. The town was first named '''American City''', but changed to Ireland when the residents found there was another town with that name already. ==History== The town was founded on land purchased from the United States government by John Stewart on [[December 23]], [[1816]]. 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. Ireland's school system was absorbed by the Jasper school system in [[1970]]. ==Geography== Ireland is located at {{coor dms|38|24|53|N|86|59|58|W|city}}, a few miles west of [[Jasper, Indiana|Jasper]] on [[Indiana State Road 56|State Road 56]] in the northeast portion of Madison Township. ==References== <references /> ==External links== *[http://www.irelandindiana.com Ireland, Indiana] {{Dubois County, Indiana}} [[Category:Dubois County, Indiana]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana]] {{DuboisIN-geo-stub}}