Kirkville, Louisiana

Kirkville is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 1 mile (1.61 kilometres) S of Osyka, Mississippi and 18 miles (28.97 kilometres) N of Amite City, Louisiana

Kirkville, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Kirkville, Louisiana
Kirkville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°59′44″N 90°28′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTangipahoa
Elevation
243 ft (74 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)985
GNIS feature ID549695 [1]

History

As German immigrants arrived at New Orleans they settled in Osyka, Mississippi and overflowed south into Louisiana. The land across the Louisiana state line was not a part of Mississippi and could not be called Osyka. The community took the name Kirkville and is named after Lawrence Alexander Kirk, a railroad surveyor that owned a large portion of the land.[2][3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirkville, Louisiana
  2. Debbie Cutrer Powers. "GERMAN CEMETERY, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana". LaGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  3. Carol Monahan. "KIRKSVILE: Tangipahoa Parish". International Jewish Cemetery Project. Retrieved 2019-08-21.



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