Country United States County Itawamba Area code(s) 662 Elevation 115 m | State Mississippi Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 672191 Local time Tuesday 1:41 PM | |
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Kirkville is an unincorporated community in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States.
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Map of Kirkville, MS 38824, USA
Kirkville is located 0.5 mi (0.80 km) south of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
History
Kirkville is named for Dr. J.D. Kirk.
The population in 1900 was 50.
The Kirkville post office was established prior to the Civil War, and was still in operation in 1905.
A stave mill was located in Kirkville in the early 1900s. Many of its workers had come from the Green River valley in Kentucky.
The Kirkville Baptist Church and Cemetery are located in the settlement. J.D. Kirk is interred in the cemetery.
References
Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA