Welcome to Kilbourne ...

Kilbourne is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Kilbourne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Kilbourne: KILL-born<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kilbourne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Kilbourne is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Kilbourne lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kilbourne is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Kilbourne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kilbourne - they are located in Illinois and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Kilbourne ...

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

• Dublin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
• Delaware
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <5>
• Westerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <5>
• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Worthington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <5>
• Powell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <5>
• New Albany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
• Sunbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <5>
• Johnstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
• Mount Gilead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <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 Kilbourne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kilbourne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kilbourne ...

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

Adding Kilbourne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kilbourne 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 Kilbourne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kilbourne post office opened in 1837.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kilbourne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/