Welcome to Starkville ...

So far, we found very little information about Starkville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Starkville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Starkville, please Contact Us.

Starkville would have been located within present day Cherokee County<2>.

The location of Starkville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Starkville is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Starkville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Starkville is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Starkville would have been located in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Starkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Starkville - they are located in Colorado, Mississippi, New York, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Starkville ...

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

• Martindale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
• Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
  • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
• Fort Payne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <6>
• Summerville Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
  • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
• Summerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <6>
• Centre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <6>
• Trion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
  • Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <6>
• Cedar Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <6>
• Robealou Acres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
  • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
• Sand Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
  • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people

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

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

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

Adding Starkville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Starkville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Starkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Starkville post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/