Misplaced Pages

Kirk, Limestone County, Texas

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Unincorporated community in Texas, US For the ghost town, see Kirk, Bexar County, Texas.Ghost town in Texas, United States
Kirk
Ghost town
Kirk is located in TexasKirkKirkLocation in Texas
Coordinates: 31°35′14″N 96°43′41″W / 31.5871127°N 96.7280432°W / 31.5871127; -96.7280432
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLimestone
Elevation541 ft (165 m)
Population
 • Total10

Kirk is an unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas, United States.

History

Kirk was established by German farmers in the 1870s. A post office operated from 1890 to 1914, and later consolidated by Mart's. It declined from the 1940s, having a population of 10 as of 2000.

References

  1. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  2. Association, Texas State Historical. "Kirk, TX (Limestone County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
Municipalities and communities of Limestone County, Texas, United States
County seat: Groesbeck
Cities
Limestone County map
Towns
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost town
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories: