[citation needed] The first post office for the Kittrell area, with Elisha Overton as its first postmaster, was established in 1854, replacing one in neighboring Stanton in the Epping Forest area which lacked direct railroad access, this establishment occurring shortly after Kittrell's Depot became operational.

Kittrell Township, including the depot station that is the likely basis for the choice of name, was one of Granville County's creations.

[citation needed] His holdings included the land upon which the Kittrell Springs Hotel was located.

His grandfather Captain Kittrell was also one of the justices (or magistrates) for this county, and was an early Granville pioneer, who immigrated as a young adult to that area, attracted by its cheap, abundant and readily available land, along with two younger brothers Samuel and Isaac, from northeastern North Carolina.

Their elder brothers George and John remained in their home area on farms in what is now known as Bertie and Gates County.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.