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Kirkland

Ghost town · Childress County, Texas

Kirkland North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Kirkland North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kirkland is a ghost town in Childress County, Texas, recorded as unincorporated community in Texas, United States. It is the only former community in Childress County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kirkland as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.3792° N, 100.0614° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,695 ft
Nearest living townChildress, TX
Distance to it13.2 miles
Coordinates34.37917, -100.06139

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What's there now

Kirkland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Childress, TX (population 5,964), about 13.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,695 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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