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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 Kimball (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 Kimball. 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.

Kimball is located in Bingham County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bingham County: Bannock, Blaine, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Jefferson & Power.

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

  • Bingham County     (The home county of Kimball)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Firth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Bingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <2>
    • Wapello
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
      • Wapello is located in Bingham County
    • Basalt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basalt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
      • Basalt is located in Bingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <2>
    • Shelley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley
      • Shelley is located in Bingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelley <2>
    • Blackfoot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
      • Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <2>
    • Collins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Bingham County
    • Woodville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Bingham County
    • Moreland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreland <2>
    • Riverside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Bingham County
    • Aberdeen Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
      • Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Bingham County
    • Fort Hall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hall
      • Fort Hall is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hall <2>
  • Bannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Chubbuck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alameda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
      • Alameda is located in Bannock County
    • Pocatello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonneville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Taylorville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
      • Taylorville is located in Bonneville County
    • Idaho Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ammon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
      • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <2>
    • Bone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
      • Bone is located in Bonneville County
    • Ozone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ozone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
      • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
    • Iona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
      • Iona is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <2>
    • Ucon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
      • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <2>
  • Caribou County
    • Five Points ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Caribou County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Jefferson County
    • Lewisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Kimball ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimball.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kimball, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kimball.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Kimball:

Cemeteries Near Kimball ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kimball.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Basalt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basalt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basalt Cemetery
  • Grove City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove City Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Groveland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groveland Cemetery
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moreland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moreland Cemetery
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
  • Thomas Riverside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Riverside Cemetery
  • New Sweden Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross Fork Cemetery #1
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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.<6>

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

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

  • Basalt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basalt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
    • Basalt is located in Bingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <2>
  • Blackfoot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
    • Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <2>
  • Idaho Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocatello
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kimball. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kimball) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimball. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2735, Longitude: -112.2194       In this case, the coordinates for Kimball have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Kimball, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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