Kilgore Map
Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk Counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the home of Kilgore College, and was also the childhood home (from age six) of famous classical pianist Van Cliburn. The population was 12,975 at the 2010 census.
Kilgore is located at 32°23?8?N 94°52?7?W / 32.38556°N 94.86861°W / 32.38556; -94.86861 (32.385534, -94.868502).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.4 square miles (40.0 km²), of which, 15.4 square miles (39.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.19%) is water.
Nearby cities include Overton, Longview, Gladewater, Arp, Henderson.