Kirtley is located in Fayette County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirtley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.
Kirtley is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kirtley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kirtley: 512 & 737<3>
Communities Also Named Kirtley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kirtley - they are located in Kentucky, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kirtley.
Communities near Kirtley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kirtley.
- Bastrop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Giddings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Bastrop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
- Flatonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stellar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stellar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stellar
- From Kirtley to Stellar
- Togo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kovar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Plum is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
- Alum Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alum Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alum Creek
- From Kirtley to Alum Creek
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 Kirtley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirtley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kirtley. 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 Kirtley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirtley. See our Newspapers Page for Kirtley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirtley ...
Looking for more information about Kirtley? 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 Kirtley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kirtley.
Adding Kirtley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kirtley 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 Kirtley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Kirtley post office opened in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirtley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirtley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Kirtley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Kirtley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |