- Ireland, Indiana
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ireland
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Dubois
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Madison
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latd = 38
latm = 24
lats = 53
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 59
longs = 58
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_ft = 472
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postal_code = 47546
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blank_info = 18-36468GR|2
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blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:436827 436827]
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footnotes =Ireland is an unincorporated town in Madison Township, 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 datedMay 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 on State Road 56 in the northeast portion of Madison Township.
References
External links
* [http://www.irelandindiana.com Ireland, Indiana]
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