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Welcome to Kirkville ...

Kirkville is located in Itawamba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Kirkville is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kirkville: 662

Communities Also Named Kirkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Kirkville: This one is located in Itawamba County and the other is located in Pike County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 8 communities that are also named Kirkville - they are located in California, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkville ...

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

Adding Kirkville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirkville 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 Kirkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kirkville post office opened in 1886.

We also found Kirkville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirkville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Itawamba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirkville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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