Welcome to Kirkwood Springs ...

Kirkwood Springs is located in Hopkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirkwood Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Kirkwood Springs: Kirkwood Spgs. (or less commonly used: Kirkwood Spngs. or Kirkwood Sprngs.)

Kirkwood Springs is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kirkwood Springs is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities near Kirkwood Springs ...

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

• Madisonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Princeton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Providence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <4>
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Dawson Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
  • Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <4>
• Earlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
  • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <4>
• Nortonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
• Clay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
• Dixon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
• Mortons Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Gap
  • Mortons Gap is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mortons Gap <4>

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 Kirkwood Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirkwood Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kirkwood Springs. 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 Kirkwood Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkwood Springs ...

Looking for more information about Kirkwood Springs? 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 Kirkwood Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kirkwood Springs.

Adding Kirkwood Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirkwood Springs 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 Kirkwood Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kirkwood Springs post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirkwood Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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