Irwin, Nebraska

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Nebraska, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} thumb|Irwin, Nebraska '''Irwin''' is an unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.<ref>{{GNIS|835333|name=Irwin, Nebraska}}</ref>

==History== A post office was established at Irwin in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NE&county=Cherry&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Cherry County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref> The community was named for Bennett Irwin, a cattleman.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA87|year=1908|page=87}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in Cherry County, Nebraska Category:Unincorporated communities in Nebraska