Former railroad point and post office · Cherry County · post office 1900–1954
About Irwin
Irwin is the site of a former post office and railroad point in far western Cherry County, about 13 miles west-southwest of Merriman and 14 miles east-northeast of Gordon, in the US 20 corridor. Nothing of the settlement is known to remain. The History Nebraska Opening the Sandhills marker is on US 20 a few miles west.
History
Irwin was named for Bennett Irwin, who started the first cattle ranch in the surrounding country, and it appears in the Chicago & North Western's 1908 book of place names. Its post office ran from 1900 to 1954, and it gave its name to a precinct.
Nearby towns
| Bayonne | about 6 mi south | County roads |
| Leat | about 7 mi east | US 20 |
| Merriman | about 13 mi east-northeast | US 20 |
| Gordon | about 14 mi west-southwest | US 20 |
Things to see
the Opening the Sandhills marker and the Lavaca Cemetery
Navigate & Explore Irwin
Get directions to Irwin: Waze → · Google Maps → · Apple Maps →
Nearby businesses: Find businesses within 20 miles of Irwin →
Road conditions: Nebraska 511 — 511.nebraska.gov
Cameras: View Cherry County cameras →
Travel corridor: US 20 Corridor →
Irwin Businesses & Places
5 listings in Irwin.
Click a category to see the businesses.
Places to Visit (1)
- Opening the Sandhills Historical Marker — Historic Marker
Community & Faith (4)
- Dane Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Lavaca Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Perrett-Stensbie Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Shackelford Cemetery — Cemeteries