Welcome to Kirby ...

Kirby is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Kirby is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kirby: 608 & 353<3>

Communities Also Named Kirby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Kirby - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Kirby ...

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

• Sparta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparta is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
• Tomah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tomah is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
• Norwalk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Norwalk is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Camp Douglas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
• Wilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wilton is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
• Warrens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrens is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Oakdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakdale is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
• Hustler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hustler is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
• Millston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Millston is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
• Wyeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people

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

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

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

Adding Kirby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirby 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 (so far) for Kirby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kirby post office opened in 1886. The Kirby post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirby.