Welcome to Kilgore ...

The city of Kilgore is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Kilgore is primarily located in Gregg County<1>. A portion of Kilgore extends into Rusk County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kilgore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kilgore has a population of 14,858 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Kilgore is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Kilgore: (903) & (430)<4>

The ZIP codes for Kilgore: 75662-75663<5>

Websites for Kilgore ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kilgorechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kilgore, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kilgore had an population of 14,858 people. This is an increase of 14.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kilgore had a population of 12,975 people (or 10.66% of the total population of Gregg County). This makes Kilgore the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Kilgore represents 0.05% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 181st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,975 people, the population of Kilgore increased 14.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,301 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kilgore.

Communities Also Named Kilgore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Kilgore: This one is located in Gregg County and the other is located in Goliad County.

Beyond Texas, 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 South Carolina.

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.

• Longview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
• Henderson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <6>
• Gladewater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <6>
• White Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <6>
• Hallsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <6>
• Overton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <6>
• Big Sandy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <6>
• Arp
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Arp is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
• New London
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
• Lakeport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kilgore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Kilgore in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Kilgore post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kilgore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gregg County: www.co.gregg.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/