Kirksville, Indiana

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Kirksville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Kirksville
Coordinates: 39°02′45″N86°36′47″W / 39.04583°N 86.61306°W / 39.04583; -86.61306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Monroe
Township Indian Creek
Elevation
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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 ID437361 [1]

Kirksville is an unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirksville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  518.


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