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Kirtley is located

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

The telephone area code for Kirtley: (512)

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
    • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <4>
  • 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.<3> 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
  • Togo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
    • Togo is located in Bastrop County
  • Kovar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
    • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
  • 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.<3> 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>
  • Muldoon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldoon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldoon
    • Muldoon is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldoon <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Kirtley post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirtley.

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/

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

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>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.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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