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.

• Tupelo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
  • Tupelo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tupelo
  • From Kirkville to Tupelo
• Booneville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Booneville
  • From Kirkville to Booneville
• Saltillo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <3>
• Fulton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Itawamba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
• Baldwyn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
  • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <3>
• Red Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
  • Red Bay is located in Franklin County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Bay
  • From Kirkville to Red Bay
• Guntown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
  • Guntown is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Guntown
  • From Kirkville to Guntown
• Belmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Tishomingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belmont
  • From Kirkville to Belmont
• Plantersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <3>
• Mantachie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie
  • Mantachie is located in Itawamba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantachie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mantachie
  • From Kirkville to Mantachie

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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kirkville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Itawamba County: www.co.itawamba.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/