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Welcome to Kirkwood ...

Kirkwood is located in Nicholas County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirkwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Kirkwood is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Kirkwood: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Kirkwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Kirkwood - they are located in California (3), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Kirkwood ...

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

  • Summersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Richwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
  • Cowen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Clay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden-on-Gauley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
    • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Beaver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
  • Donald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Nicholas County
  • Craigsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
    • Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <5>
  • Widen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Widen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
    • Widen is located in Clay County
  • Tioga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkwood ...

Looking for more information about Kirkwood? 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 Kirkwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kirkwood.

Adding Kirkwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kirkwood post office opened in 1902.

We also found Kirkwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirkwood.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirkwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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