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Welcome to Killarney ...

Killarney is located in Early County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Killarney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Killarney is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Killarney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Killarney (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Killarney: 229

Communities Also Named Killarney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Killarney - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, Florida, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Killarney ...

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

  • Douglass Crossroads
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
  • Cedar Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blakely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hentown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hentown is located in Early County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
  • Donalsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ashford is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <3>
  • Malone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <3>
  • Colquitt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 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 Killarney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Killarney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Killarney ...

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

Adding Killarney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Killarney 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 (so far) for Killarney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Killarney post office opened in 1900. The Killarney post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Killarney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Early, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Killarney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/