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

Kirksville, Indiana
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 / 39.04583°N 86.61306°W / 39.04583; -86.61306
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipIndian Creek
Elevation863 ft (263 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[1]

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b c 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.