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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Kimze (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kimze. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Kimze is located in Crawford County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Audubon, Carroll, Harrison, Ida, Monona, Sac, Shelby & Woodbury.

Below are the counties that are near Kimze. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kimze:

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Kimze)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.
    • Sunset Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Denison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Buck Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Bell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bell is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Kenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Dow City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Deloit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Vail
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vail is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <1>
    • Astor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Astor is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
    • Manilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Schleswig
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Charter Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.
    • Fiscus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
    • Gray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Audubon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimballton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.
    • Manning
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Halbur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Halbur is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Templeton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Roselle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Roselle is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
    • Breda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Breda is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
    • Carroll Community Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Carroll
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Dedham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Willey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Willey is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.
    • Dunlap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pisgah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Persia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Persia is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.
    • Arthur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Ida Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Battle Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Monona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.
    • Ute
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ute is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <1>
    • Soldier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mapleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Moorhead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Castana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Turin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Herring is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Odebolt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
    • Wall Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Lake View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.
    • Defiance
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Earling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Botna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Botna is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
    • Irwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Panama
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Westphalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Kirkman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Harlan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Portsmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Tennant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Tennant is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Corley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Corley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
  • Woodbury County
    • Danbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kimze, see our County-by-County Page for Kimze.

Cemeteries Near Kimze ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kimze.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kimze - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kimze covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.

  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crawford County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buck Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dow City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmanuel Evangelican Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Milford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nishnabotna Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Kimze in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kimze.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kimze, with the one closest to Kimze listed first.

  • Denison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Arion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arion is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Buck Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Bell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Kenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Dow City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deloit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Deloit is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Astor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Astor is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
  • Manilla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Vail
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vail is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <1>
  • Defiance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Defiance is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Charter Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Manteno
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Manteno is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
    • Dunlap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aspinwall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kimze. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kimze.

Newspapers Published in Kimze ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimze.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kimze, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kimze.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kimze:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kimze, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kimze) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.