Welcome to Kirby ...

Kirby is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Kirby is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Kirby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Kirby: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Webster County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 19 communities that are also named Kirby - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Kirby ...

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

• Fayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Bude
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
  • Bude is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
• Roxie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
  • Roxie is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <4>
• Meadville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
• Crosby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <4>
• Hamburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
• White Apple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
  • White Apple is located in Franklin County
• Eddiceton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
  • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
• Garden City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Franklin County
• Harriston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Harriston is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriston <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 Kirby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirby ...

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

Adding Kirby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kirby post office opened in 1902.

We also found Kirby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/