Kirksville (disambiguation)

Last updated April 15, 2019

Kirksville may refer to a community in the United States:

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Kirksville, Indiana
Kirksville, Illinois
Kirksville, Kentucky
Kirksville, Missouri, the largest community named "Kirksville"

Kirksville is an unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Kirksville is an unincorporated community in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. Kirksville is located in Sullivan Township, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Sullivan.

Kirksville is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It was formerly known as Centerville; the new name honored local store owner Samuel Kirkendall.

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Adair County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 25,607. Its county seat is Kirksville. The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named for Governor John Adair of Kentucky.

Kirksville is a city in and the county seat of Adair County, Missouri, United States. Located in the Benton Township, its population was 17,505 at the 2010 census. Kirksville is home to two colleges: Truman State University and A.T. Still University.

Battle of Kirksville Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Kirksville was a battle in the American Civil War, fought in the town of Kirksville, Missouri, on August 6, 1862. The Union victory helped consolidate Federal control over northeastern Missouri.

Kirksville Regional Airport is seven miles southeast of Kirksville, in Pettis Township, near the village of Millard. One airline schedules passenger flights, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

KTVO ABC/CBS affiliate in Kirksville, Missouri

KTVO is a dual ABC/CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Kirksville, Missouri, United States, serving the Honey Lands area of Northeastern Missouri and Southeastern Iowa. It broadcasts a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter northwest of Downing, Missouri along US 136. The station can also be seen in Iowa on Mediacom channel 5 and in Missouri on Cable One channel 3. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, KTVO maintains studios on US 63 two miles (3.2 km) north of Kirksville. A secondary news studio is located at 111 South Market Street in downtown Ottumwa, Iowa.

Thousand Hills State Park is a public recreation area covering some 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) two miles (3.2 km) west of Kirksville in Adair County, Missouri. The state park features 703-acre (284 ha) Forrest Lake and Native American petroglyphs.

Kirksville High School is a public high school located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school serves grades 9 through 12, and is part of the Kirksville R-III School District.

Samuel Washington (Wat) Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) is a non-profit, private, graduate school focusing on health sciences, as well as the world's first osteopathic medical school. Founded in 1892 by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the school is based in Kirksville, Missouri, United States, with a second campus in Arizona. ATSU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Benton Township is one of ten townships in Adair County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,700. It is named for Thomas Hart Benton, US senator from Missouri.

Wheeling is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The community contains a historic covered bridge over the Patoka River, the Wheeling Bridge, completed in 1877.

Moberly Area Community College (MACC) is a public community college based in Moberly, Missouri. In addition to the Moberly campus, MACC has five satellite campus sites across a large portion of Northeastern and central Missouri: Columbia, Hannibal, Kirksville, Macon, and Mexico. The college is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2010 MACC enrollment was approximately 5,600 students.

KTUF is a radio station licensed to the city of Kirksville, Missouri, United States, and serves the northeast Missouri and southeast Iowa area.

The ultimate goal of the Forest Lake Area Trail System (FLATS) is to develop a trail system connecting Kirksville and Thousand Hills State Park. The first phase of the trail is a ten-foot wide concrete trail between the Petroglyph Site and Marina in Thousand Hills State Park. FLATS’ long-term mission is to support the use, development, promotion, and maintenance of trails in Adair County.

Kirksville Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 7.1 miles (11.4 km) north of Kirksville, Missouri. It was closed by the Air Force in 1968. Today the radar site is used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a Joint Surveillance System (JSS) site.

The Madison County School District is a public school district based in Richmond, Kentucky (USA). In addition to Richmond, the district serves the communities of Kingston, Kirksville, Waco, and all rural areas in Madison County.

The Kirksville Daily Express is a daily newspaper published Monday through Friday mornings and Saturday mornings. It serves the Kirksville and Adair County, Missouri area including the communities of Brashear and Novinger. It is owned by GateHouse Media.