Welcome to Kirkwell ...

Kirkwell is located in Baca County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirkwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Kirkwell is 4,900 feet [1,494 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Kirkwell is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Kirkwell lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Kirkwell and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Kirkwell: (719)

Communities near Kirkwell ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Kirkwell.

• Pritchett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pritchett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
  • Pritchett is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pritchett <4>
• Kenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
• Campo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo
  • Campo is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campo <4>
• Kim
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kim
  • Kim is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kim <4>
• Springfield
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Mexhoma ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
  • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County (OK)
• Wheeless
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeless
  • Wheeless is located in Cimarron County (OK)
• Moses
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
  • Moses is located in Union County (NM)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkwell ...

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

Adding Kirkwell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kirkwell post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirkwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/