City of Kilgore

Kilgore is in the Central Piney Woods region of East Texas. Home to slightly less than 14,000 residents, Kilgore is often identified as the "Oil Capital of East Texas", due to its proximity near the center of the vast East Texas Oilfield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anne Dean Turk Performing Arts Center and Driller Park.

Anne Dean Turk Performing Arts Center

Theater building

The Anne Dean Turk Performing Arts Center also called the Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Center is a performing arts venue and art museum located on the campus of Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas.

Driller Park

Stadium

Driller Park was originally a minor league baseball stadium in Kilgore, Texas, US, constructed in 1947 for the Kilgore Drillers and refurbished in 2008 for the East Texas Pump Jacks of the Texas Collegiate League.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Kilgore and Laird Hill.

Downtown Kilgore

Neighborhood

Kilgore is a city in the Gregg and Rusk counties in Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 13,376. It is located where Interstate 20 and US 259 converge south of the Sabine River.

Laird Hill

Hamlet

Laird Hill is an unincorporated community in northwestern Rusk County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 405 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area. Laird Hill is situated 4 miles southwest of City of Kilgore.

City of Kilgore

Type: Locality with 13,000 residents
Location: Gregg, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.3953° or 32° 23′ 43″ north

Longitude

-94.8611° or 94° 51′ 40″ west

Population

13,000

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

864794WQ+4H

GeoNames ID

7174174

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