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Welcome to Kirklin ...

Kirklin is located in Walthall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirklin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Kirklin is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kirklin: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Kirklin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kirklin - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Kirklin ...

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

  • Franklinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Tylertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Varnado
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <4>
  • Angie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <4>
  • Smithburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Mount Hermon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kokomo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • 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 Kirklin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirklin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirklin ...

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

Adding Kirklin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirklin 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 (so far) for Kirklin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kirklin post office opened in 1903. The Kirklin post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirklin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Walthall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirklin - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Kirklin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Kirklin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/