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Welcome to Kirkwood ...

Kirkwood is located in Colquitt County<1>.

Kirkwood is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kirkwood: 229

Communities Also Named Kirkwood ...

While we believe that this Kirkwood is located in Colquitt County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Kirkwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: DeKalb and Muscogee County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 35 communities that are also named Kirkwood - they are located in California (3), Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Kirkwood ...

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

  • Sparks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Omega
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Norman Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
    • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <3>
  • Lenox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Doerun
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pavo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Berlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coolidge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Funston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Barwick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkwood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Colquitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirkwood - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.