This is what you call a small town. Roy in Twin Falls KILGORE -- CHERRY COUNTY In 1903 the postal department objected to the town's name because of confusion with the state of Georgia, and recommended that the name be changed. So in 1904 the name of the little settlement was changed to "Kilgore" in honor of the pioneer family of Henry Kilgore and Alice Kilgore, a pioneer teacher. Incidentally, the more-famous city of Kilgore, Texas, is named for this same family.