Kirkville, Louisiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Tangipahoa

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Kirkville is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located {{convert|1|mi|km|2|abbr=off}} S of Osyka, Mississippi and {{convert|18|mi|km|2|abbr=off}} N of Amite City, Louisiana

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.{{cite web|author=Debbie Cutrer Powers|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/cemeteries/german.txt |title=GERMAN CEMETERY, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana|publisher=LaGenWeb Archives |accessdate=2019-08-21}}{{cite web|author=Carol Monahan|url=https://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/louisiana-la/kirksvile.html |title=KIRKSVILE: Tangipahoa Parish|publisher=International Jewish Cemetery Project |accessdate=2019-08-21}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana