Kirksville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located in Madison County,

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

, United States. It was formerly known as Centerville; the new name honored local store owner Samuel Kirkendall.Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''
p. 161
University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013. It is located at the junction of

Kentucky Route 595 Kentucky Route 595 is a north- south route running through Madison County, Kentucky, United States. Its northern terminus is at the Kentucky River near Valley View, Kentucky, Valley View and it southern terminus is at the intersection of Kentucky ...

and Kentucky Route 1295.

References

Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{MadisonCountyKY-geo-stub