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Welcome to Kirksey ...

Kirksey is located in Greenwood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirksey, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Kirksey is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kirksey: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Kirksey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kirksey - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Kirksey ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saluda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Johnston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • McCormick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ninety Six
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cross Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Parksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Plum Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirksey ...

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

Adding Kirksey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirksey 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 Kirksey was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirksey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirksey - 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 Kirksey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Kirksey 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.