Welcome to Kirk ...

Kirk is located in Breckinridge County<1>.

The location of Kirk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Kirk is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kirk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Kirk (for example, toward Vine Grove), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Kirk: (270)

Communities Also Named Kirk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Kirk - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Georgia, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kirk.

Communities near Kirk ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kirk.

• Leitchfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Cannelton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Irvington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Cloverport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Hawesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• Fordsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>
• Harned
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harned have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harned
  • Harned is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harned <4>
• Westview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
  • Westview is located in Breckinridge County
• Glen Dean
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
  • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kirk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kirk. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirk.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirk. See our Newspapers Page for Kirk.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirk ...

Looking for more information about Kirk? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kirk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kirk.

Adding Kirk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirk in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kirk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kirk post office opened in 1890.

We also found Kirk in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kirk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/