Welcome to Kirkwood ...

Kirkwood is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirkwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Kirkwood is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kirkwood lies within the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Kirkwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Kirkwood: This one is located in Shelby County and the other is located in Belmont County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 35 communities that are also named Kirkwood - they are located in California (3), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Kirkwood ...

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

• Troy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Piqua
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <4>
• Sidney
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Tipp City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <4>
• West Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
  • West Milton is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Milton <4>
• New Bremen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <4>
• Minster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <4>
• Covington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Versailles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Saint Paris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paris
  • Saint Paris is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paris <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkwood ...

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

Adding Kirkwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kirkwood post office opened in 1866.

We also found Kirkwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirkwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.co.shelby.oh.us/

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