Welcome to Kilgore ...
Kilgore is located in Clark County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kilgore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Kilgore is 6,330 feet [1,929 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kilgore is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Kilgore lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kilgore: 208 & 986<3>
Communities Also Named Kilgore ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Kilgore: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Bingham County.
Beyond Idaho, there are 13 communities that are also named Kilgore - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kilgore.
Communities near Kilgore ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Kilgore.
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakeview
- From Kilgore to Lakeview
- Dubois
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
- Dubois is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubois <5>
- Monida
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monida
- Monida is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monida
- From Kilgore to Monida
- Box Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Canyon
- Box Canyon is located in Fremont County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Box Canyon
- From Kilgore to Box Canyon
- Island Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Island Park is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Park <5>
- Macks Inn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Inn
- Macks Inn is located in Fremont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Inn <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kilgore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kilgore.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kilgore. See our Newspapers Page for Kilgore.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kilgore ...
Looking for more information about Kilgore? 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 Kilgore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kilgore.
Adding Kilgore to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kilgore 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 for Kilgore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Kilgore post office opened in 1889.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kilgore.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kilgore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kilgore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Kilgore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Kilgore area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |