Welcome to Kirkland ...

Kirkland is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Kirkland is located in Childress County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirkland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Kirkland is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kirkland: 940

Communities Also Named Kirkland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Kirkland - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Kentucky, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kirkland ...

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

• Childress
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
  • Childress is located in Childress County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childress <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Childress
  • From Kirkland to Childress
• Quanah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanah
  • Quanah is located in Hardeman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quanah <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quanah
  • From Kirkland to Quanah
• Goodlett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlett
  • Goodlett is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodlett <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goodlett
  • From Kirkland to Goodlett
• Baker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Cottle County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baker
  • From Kirkland to Baker
• Carey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
  • Carey is located in Childress County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carey
  • From Kirkland to Carey
• Tell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
  • Tell is located in Childress County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tell
  • From Kirkland to Tell
• Louis ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
  • Louis is located in Harmon County (OK)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louis
  • From Kirkland to Louis
• Hollis
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
  • Hollis is located in Harmon County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hollis
  • From Kirkland to Hollis
• Arlie
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
  • Arlie is located in Childress County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arlie
  • From Kirkland to Arlie
• Eldorado
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Jackson County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eldorado
  • From Kirkland to Eldorado

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkland ...

Looking for more information about Kirkland? 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 Kirkland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kirkland.

Adding Kirkland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirkland 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 Kirkland was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Kirkland in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Kirkland post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirkland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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