WayfarrowKirkland
Ghost town · Childress County, Texas
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
| Elevation | 1,695 ft |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Childress, TX |
| Distance to it | 13.2 miles |
| Coordinates | 34.37917, -100.06139 |
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.
Nearby places
- Acmeghost town · Hardeman County · 14.2 mi
- Jacobsghost town · Cottle County · 22.4 mi
- Medicine Moundghost town · Hardeman County · 29.8 mi
- Narcissoghost town · Cottle County · 35.2 mi
- Aaronghost town · Jackson County · 36.6 mi
- Tee Pee Cityghost town · Motley County · 42 mi
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.