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>.
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.<3>.
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).
The Area Codes where Starkville was located: 256 & 938<4>
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)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Fort Payne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <5>
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robealou Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Sand Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- 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 (so far) for Starkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Starkville post office opened in 1891. The Starkville post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Starkville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Starkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starkville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Starkville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Starkville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |