Welcome to Kirby ...

Kirby is located in Hampshire County<1>.

The location of Kirby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Kirby is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kirby lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Kirby: (304) and (681)<4>

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, Wisconsin 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.

• Moorefield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
  • Moorefield is located in Hardy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorefield <5>
• Romney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
• Capon Bridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
  • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <5>
• Wardensville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>
• Augusta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <5>
• Baker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Hardy County
• Sedan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Hampshire County
• Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Junction is located in Hampshire County
• Yellow Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
  • Yellow Spring is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Spring <5>
• Fort Run
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
  • Fort Run is located in Hardy County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirby ...

Looking for more information about Kirby? 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 Kirby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 for Kirby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kirby post office opened in 1884.

We also found Kirby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/