Our Genealogy Helper
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 Kimmell (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 Kimmell. 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.
Kimmell is located in Noble County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Noble County: Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Steuben & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Kimmell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kimmell:
- Noble County (The home county of Kimmell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Cromwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Port Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wawaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ligonier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cosperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wilmot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Brimfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Merriam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Rome City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Ari
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Dunn Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Huntertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Aboite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Leo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Leo-Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Altona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Corunna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Garrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- New Era
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ashley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Bainter Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- New Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Middlebury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foraker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Southwest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Nappanee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunlap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wakarusa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huntington County
- Goblesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- North Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wawasee Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Arrowhead Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Pierceton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milford Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winona Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clunette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Sidney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Claypool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Topeka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wolcottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valentine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- South Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- LaGrange
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shipshewana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gravel Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Plato
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Seyberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Stroh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Howe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Brushy Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Marshall County
- Bourbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Liberty Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Ormas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Cresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Tri-Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Lorane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Larwill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Columbia City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Churubusco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- South Whitley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Collamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Dunfee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Luther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Klingers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bluff Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Fawn River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Sturgis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- White Pigeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mottville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kimmell, see our County-by-County Page for Kimmell.
Cemeteries Near Kimmell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kimmell.
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 Kimmell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kimmell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Broadway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolflake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shobe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Byers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McClintic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmot.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1949393 <2>
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kimmell had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kimmell, with the one closest to Kimmell listed first.
- Cromwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ligonier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wawaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ormas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Cosperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Vawter Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
- Brimfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Grismore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grismore is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
- North Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merriam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Syracuse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Green Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kimmell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kimmell.
Newspapers Published in Kimmell ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimmell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kimmell, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kimmell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kimmell:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Marshall County
- Steuben County
- Wabash County
- Whitley County
- Saint Joseph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Kimmell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kimmell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |