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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Kirk (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kirk. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Kirk is located in Limestone County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

Below are the counties that are near Kirk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirk:

  • Limestone County     (The home county of Kirk)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
    • Otto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <2>
    • McClanahan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McClanahan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McClanahan
      • From Kirk to McClanahan
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Marlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Satin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
      • Satin is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <2>
    • Reagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <2>
    • Golinda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Chilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Highbank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
    • Wortham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
      • Wortham is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <2>
    • Cotton Gin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Teague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <2>
    • Kirvin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freestone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Donie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
    • Mount Calm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
      • Mount Calm is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <2>
    • Hubbard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <2>
    • Penelope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <2>
    • Abbott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Irene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
      • Irene is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <2>
    • Bynum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bynum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
      • Bynum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bynum <2>
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
    • Mart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <2>
    • Battle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
    • Hallsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Elk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Riesel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
      • Riesel is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <2>
    • Axtell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harrison
      • From Kirk to Harrison
    • Leroy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leroy <2>
    • Tours
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Downsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Downsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Downsville
      • From Kirk to Downsville
    • Bellmead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmead
      • Bellmead is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmead <2>
    • East Waco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Waco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Waco
      • From Kirk to East Waco
    • Elm Mott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
    • Dawson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
    • Spring Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Navarro Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Purdon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pursley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pursley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pursley
      • From Kirk to Pursley
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
    • Richland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Dresden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
    • Seale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seale
      • From Kirk to Seale
    • Bremond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bald Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bald Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bald Prairie
      • From Kirk to Bald Prairie

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kirk, see our County-by-County Page for Kirk.

Cemeteries Near Kirk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirk.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.

  • Nus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Horn Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oklahoma Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oklahoma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oklahoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Honest Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honest Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honest Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wise Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Metina Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metina Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dancer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dancer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dancer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Parker Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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    • Shead Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Walker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kirk had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.

  • Frosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Horn Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
    • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Prairie Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
    • Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <2>
  • Mart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <2>
  • Battle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Battle is located in McLennan County
  • Groesbeck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Riesel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
    • Riesel is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <2>
  • Mount Calm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
    • Mount Calm is located in Hill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <2>
  • Thornton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tehuacana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Axtell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harrison
    • From Kirk to Harrison
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    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McClanahan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McClanahan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McClanahan
      • From Kirk to McClanahan
    • Mexia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kirk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirk.

Newspapers Published in Kirk ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirk, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirk.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kirk:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5874, Longitude: -96.7283       In this case, the coordinates for Kirk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).