Ireland is an unincorporated town in Madison Township

Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana

Madison Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,112.-Geography:Madison Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Ireland* Millersport...

, Dubois County

Dubois County, Indiana

Dubois County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Jasper. As of 2010, the population was 41,889.Dubois County is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. 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 38°24′53"N 86°59′58"W, a few miles west of Jasper

Jasper, Indiana

- Strassenfest :The Jasper Strassenfest is a four-day event held annually during the first weekend in August. The "Fest" is a celebration between Jasper and its German sister-city Pfaffenweiler, a small village in southwest Germany. Many citizens of Pfaffenweiler travel to Jasper around this time...

 on State Road 56

Indiana State Road 56

State Road 56 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a route that travels the south central part of the state from west to east.-Route description:...

in the northeast portion of Madison Township.