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Welcome to Kilgore ...

Kilgore is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

Kilgore is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kilgore: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Kilgore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Kilgore - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida, Idaho (2), Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Kilgore ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mauldin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
  • Simpsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Inn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Laurens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodruff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
  • Duncan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
  • Wellford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kilgore ...

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

Adding Kilgore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kilgore 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 Kilgore was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kilgore.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Spartanburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kilgore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Kilgore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Kilgore area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.