Welcome to Kirksville ...

Kirksville is located in Moultrie County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Kirksville: KERKS-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Kirksville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Kirksville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Kirksville: (217)

Communities Also Named Kirksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kirksville - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri.

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

Communities near Kirksville ...

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

• Mattoon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <5>
• Mount Zion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <5>
• Shelbyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <5>
• Sullivan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <5>
• Arthur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <5>
• Moweaqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
  • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <5>
• Long Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
• Bethany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <5>
• Atwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <5>
• Windsor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirksville ...

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

Adding Kirksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirksville 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 Kirksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kirksville post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov