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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 Kimberly (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 Kimberly. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Kimberly is located in Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls County: Cassia, Elmore, Gooding, Jerome, Owyhee & Elko (NV).

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

  • Twin Falls County     (The home county of Kimberly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Hansen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <2>
    • Twin Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
      • Twin Falls is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Falls <2>
    • Murtaugh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Filer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
      • Filer is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <2>
    • Hollister
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollister have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
      • Hollister is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Clover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Clover is located in Twin Falls County
    • Buhl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
      • Buhl is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhl <2>
    • Rogerson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerson
      • Rogerson is located in Twin Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogerson <2>
    • Castleford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleford
      • Castleford is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleford <2>
  • Cassia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Artesian City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian City
      • Artesian City is located in Cassia County
    • Pella
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Cassia County
    • Burley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Gooding County
    • Wendell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Eden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Jerome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
    • Falls City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Jerome County
    • Hazelton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Jerome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <2>
    • Jerome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Jerome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <2>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Dietrich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dietrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietrich
      • Dietrich is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dietrich <2>
    • Besslen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besslen
      • Besslen is located in Lincoln County
    • Shoshone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Minidoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Heyburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
      • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <2>
    • Paul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
      • Paul is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Kimberly ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimberly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kimberly, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kimberly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kimberly:

Cemeteries Near Kimberly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kimberly.

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 Kimberly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Twin Falls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bower Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Artesian City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Artesian City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artesian City Cemetery
  • Jerome Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover Lutheran Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Clover Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clover Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Lutheran Cemetery
  • West End Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wendell Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pella Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pella Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Pella.
    • The Pella Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pella Ward Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pella Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80600 <4>
  • Marion Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 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 Kimberly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kimberly.

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

  • Shoshone
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Cassia County
  • Owinza
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owinza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owinza
    • Owinza is located in Lincoln County

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

The official website for Kimberly: www.cityofkimberly.org/

The official website for Twin Falls County: www.twinfallscounty.org/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kimberly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimberly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5331, Longitude: -114.3676       In this case, the coordinates for Kimberly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Kimberly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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