Welcome to Kilmarnock ...

The town of Kilmarnock is primarily located in Lancaster County<1>. A portion of Kilmarnock extends into Northumberland County.

The location of Kilmarnock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Kilmarnock: kill-MARR-nock<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kilmarnock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1804.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kilmarnock has a population of 1,400 people<4> (see below for details).

Kilmarnock is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Kilmarnock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kilmarnock lies within the (804) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kilmarnock had an population of 1,400 people. This is a decrease of 5.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kilmarnock had a population of 1,487 people (which is 13.05% of the total population of Lancaster County). This makes Kilmarnock the county's most populous community.

The population of Kilmarnock represents 0.02% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 113rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,487 people, the population of Kilmarnock increased 19.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,244 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kilmarnock.

Communities Also Named Kilmarnock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kilmarnock - they are located in Maryland, New Brunswick and Ontario (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kilmarnock.

Communities near Kilmarnock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kilmarnock.

• Urbanna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <6>
• Irvington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <6>
• White Stone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <6>
• Lankford Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
  • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
• Ocran
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
  • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
• Richtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
  • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
• Merry Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
• Weems
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Weems is located in Lancaster County
• Griffins Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
  • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
• Ottoman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
  • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kilmarnock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kilmarnock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kilmarnock. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kilmarnock.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kilmarnock. See our Newspapers Page for Kilmarnock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kilmarnock ...

Looking for more information about Kilmarnock? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kilmarnock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kilmarnock.

Adding Kilmarnock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kilmarnock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kilmarnock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Kilmarnock post office opened in 1804.

We also found Kilmarnock in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kilmarnock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kilmarnock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancova.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/