Kirkland, Texas

Kirkland, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°22′45″N 100°3′41″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Childress
Elevation	1,696 ft (517 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	940
GNIS feature ID	1360698[1]

Kirkland is an unincorporated community in southeastern Childress County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 102 in 2000.

Geography

Kirkland is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 287 and Farm to Market Road 1033, 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Childress and 20 mi (32 km) northwest of Quanah in southwestern Childress County.[2] The community used to be on Texas State Highway 5 in February 1930.[3] Loop 6 also used to travel through the community from September 26, 1939 to October 5, 1972.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kirkland has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[5]

Education

Kirkland had a three-room school in the 1920s. It joined the Childress Independent School District in 1958.[6]

Kirkland Cemetery

Located approximately one-half mile from the current Kirkland town site, the Kirkland cemetery is two long wooded savannahs of marble headstones along a dirt road, containing the last earthly remains of citizens back to 1908. The land the cemetery sits on was donated by James William Sharp sometime before March 1908. James W Sharp, his first wife Alberta, as well as two children, are of the 725 well-marked gravestones that stand on this site. There are also 45 veterans, including 7 Confederate Veterans of the Civil War, 10 World War I veterans, 22 World War II veterans, three Korean War veterans and three Vietnam War veterans.[7]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirkland, Texas
2. "Kirkland, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
3. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 24, 1930. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 6". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
5. Climate Summary for Kirkland, Texas
6. Kirkland, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
7. Key, Sydney. "Kirkland Cemetery". Cemeteries of Texas. Retrieved September 21, 2021.