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Welcome to Kirkman Landing ...

Kirkman Landing is located in Grenada County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Kirkman Landing: Kirkman Lndg. (or less commonly used: Kirkman Lndng.)

Kirkman Landing is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kirkman Landing: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Kirkman Landing ...

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

  • Grenada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Duck Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
  • Coffeeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Tillatoba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
  • Elliott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Elliott is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Rosebloom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
  • Turkey Foot Fork
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
  • Velma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Velma is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkman Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Grenada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirkman Landing - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Kirkman Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Kirkman Landing 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.