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Kirby, or Kerby, is a ghost town in Hill County, Texas, United States.

History

Kirby is situated four miles west of the Texas Electric Railway line It was first settled by Henry Ross in the 1840s, and his land was used to establish the town. Robert Moore Duff moved to Kirby from Texarkana, Texas in 1881, and owned 500 acres of land, which reached the Texas Electric railway line. A post office operated from 1899 to 1903, and the town had a grocery store which burned down in 1920. The town was abandoned by 1938.

References

1. Association, Texas State Historical. "Kirby, TX (Hill County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
2. A History of Hill County, Texas, 1853-1980. Texian Press. 1980.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Hill County, Texas, United States
County seat: Hillsboro
Cities	Abbott Aquilla Covington Hillsboro Hubbard Itasca Mount Calm Whitney
Towns	Blum Bynum Carl's Corner Malone Mertens Penelope
Unincorporated communities	Birome Brandon Huron Irene Lovelace Mayfield Menlow Osceola Peoria Vaughan Woodbury
Ghost towns	Kirby Prairiedale
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• Geography of Hill County, Texas
• 1840s establishments in Texas
• 1930s disestablishments in Texas
• Ghost towns in Texas