Welcome to Kirkland ...

Kirkland is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirkland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Kirkland is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kirkland: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities Also Named Kirkland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Kirkland - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Kentucky, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Quebec (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kirkland ...

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

• Wilmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Norristown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Pottstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• West Chester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Phoenixville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Coatesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Yeadon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Darby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <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 Kirkland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirkland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkland ...

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

Adding Kirkland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirkland 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 Kirkland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Kirkland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirkland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/