Kirksville, Indiana

Kirksville is an unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Kirksville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Kirksville is located in Indiana
Kirksville
Kirksville
Kirksville is located in the United States
Kirksville
Kirksville
Coordinates: 39°02′45″N 86°36′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipIndian Creek
Elevation
[1]
876 ft (267 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47403
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-39996[2]
GNIS feature ID437361

History

A post office was established at Kirksville in 1879, and remained in operation until 1905.[4] The community was named for the Kirk family, who operated a store.[5] Country music singer Junior Brown grew up near Kirksville.

Geography

Kirksville is located at 39°02′45″N 86°36′47″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Kirksville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  4. "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 518.


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