Kirksville, Kentucky

Kirksville, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Kirksville is located in Kentucky
Kirksville
Kirksville
Kirksville is located in the United States
Kirksville
Kirksville
Coordinates: 37°39′55″N 84°24′33″W / 37.66528°N 84.40917°W / 37.66528; -84.40917
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMadison
Elevation
[1]
984 ft (300 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID495804[1]

Kirksville is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It was formerly known as Centerville; the new name honored local store owner Samuel Kirkendall.[2] It is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 595 and Kentucky Route 1295.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirksville, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, p. 161. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013.