Welcome to Kerrigan ...
So far, we found very little information about Kerrigan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kerrigan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kerrigan, please Contact Us.
Kerrigan would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.
The location of Kerrigan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerrigan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Kerrigan is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Kerrigan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Kerrigan still existed, it would have been in the (573) area code.
Communities near Kerrigan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kerrigan.
- Poplar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <5>
- Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Ellsinore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
- Ellsinore is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <5>
- Williamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <5>
- Grandin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Mill Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Des Arc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Dees Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <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 Kerrigan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kerrigan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kerrigan. 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 Kerrigan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kerrigan. See our Newspapers Page for Kerrigan.
Adding Kerrigan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kerrigan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kerrigan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Kerrigan post office opened in 1884.
We also found Kerrigan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerrigan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 Kerrigan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kerrigan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |