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Kirby, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°08′12″N 86°36′36″W / 39.13667°N 86.61000°W / 39.13667; -86.61000
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Kirby, Indiana
Kirby is located in Indiana
Kirby
Kirby
Kirby is located in the United States
Kirby
Kirby
Coordinates: 39°08′12″N 86°36′36″W / 39.13667°N 86.61000°W / 39.13667; -86.61000
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipVan Buren
Elevation837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47403
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-39915[2]
GNIS feature ID437350

Kirby is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

The community was named after a family arrived in present-day Kirby.[4]

Geography

Kirby is located at 39°08′12″N 86°36′36″W / 39.13667°N 86.61000°W / 39.13667; -86.61000.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Kirby, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Kirby family.