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Welcome to Kirkville ...

So far, we found very little information about Kirkville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kirkville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kirkville, please Contact Us.

Kirkville would have been located within present day Tangipahoa Parish<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kirkville is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Kirkville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Kirkville was located: 985

Communities Also Named Kirkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Kirkville - they are located in California, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kirkville ...

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

  • McComb
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • McComb is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <4>
  • Amite City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kentwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Summit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Summit is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
  • Roseland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tangipahoa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Greensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatawa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • Sunny Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kirkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Tangipahoa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirkville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.