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Welcome to Kirley ...

Kirley is located in Haakon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Kirley is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kirley is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Kirley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Kirley and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Kirley: 605

Communities near Kirley ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Kirley.

  • Moenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Moenville is located in Haakon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moenville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
  • Cherry Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Milesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mission Ridge
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridger
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bridger is located in Ziebach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirley ...

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

Adding Kirley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirley 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 (so far) for Kirley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kirley post office opened in 1908. The Kirley post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Haakon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/