Kirksville, Indiana
Appearance
Kirksville, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°02′45″N 86°36′47″W / 39.04583°N 86.61306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Monroe |
Township | Indian Creek |
Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47403 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
FIPS code | 18-39996[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 437361[1] |
Kirksville is an unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Kirksville in 1879, and remained in operation until 1905.[3] The community was named for the Kirk family, who operated a store.[4] Country music singer Junior Brown grew up near Kirksville.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirksville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 518.