Irondale is the Geocaching Capital of Canada's community that is furthest to the west.  Located on County Road 503, it’s one of the very earliest of Haliburton Highlands' settlements, originally called Devil's Creek.  The settlement began in 1870 after large deposits of iron ore were discovered in the area by settlers.  Peter Barr opened a general store in the area about 1873.  Charles Pusey became involved in the iron mining of the area.  It became evident the best method for transporting ore from the mine would be by rail, hence the building of the IB&O Railway began.  In 1879, Pusey had the town site surveyed, drawn up and registered.  The name Irondale was given to the town site at that time.  By the mid-1880s Irondale had three hotels, boarding houses, a miner's cottage, a general store, and a barrel factory.  Ruth Pusey (Charles wife) was very instrumental in having the Irondale Church built and opened in 1887.  Mining lasted until 1900.

Today Irondale is a small community with a general store and auto repair shops.  Permanent and seasonal residents can be found along the highway and hidden along the quaint Burnt River.  Any obvious remnants of mining operations have long passed.