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Welcome to Kerrville ...

Kerrville is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerrville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

When the people of Kerrville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Kerrvillians<2>

Kerrville is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kerrville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Kerrville, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Kerrville: 901

Communities Also Named Kerrville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kerrville - they are located in Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Kerrville ...

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

  • Memphis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spring Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
  • Lakeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Millington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clopton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clopton is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
  • Atoka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Covington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Munford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerrville ...

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

Adding Kerrville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kerrville post office opened in 1874. The Kerrville post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerrville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Kerrville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Kerrville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kerrville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/