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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Neosho County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Neosho County: Allen, Bourbon, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, Wilson & Woodson.
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:
- Neosho County (The home county of Kimball)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Stark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Odense
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rollin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Galesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Chanute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Earlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Thayer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Savonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Elsmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Leanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Moran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Petrolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Humboldt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- La Harpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Bassett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Bayard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Iola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Kincaid
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lone Elm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Hiattville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Bronson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Hollister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Pawnee Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Marmaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Ronald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Godfrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- West Mineral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Carona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Hepler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Brazilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Greenbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Farlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Girard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCune
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cato
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Dry Wood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Englevale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Ringo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ringo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Parsons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Strauss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Labette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Linn County
- Blue Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Vilas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Rest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Brooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Woodson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Cookville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Piqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Barton County (MO)
- Burgess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kimball, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Kimball - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fowler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odense Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New East Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swedish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- The Swedish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Home Cemetery
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202671 <2>
- Shaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Jones Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elsmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kimball had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Stark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Odense
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Savonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Elsmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Hepler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Leanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rollin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Greenbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Brazilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
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.
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 55 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. 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 turn to 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 Kimball:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Neosho County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Labette County
- Linn County
- Wilson County
- Woodson County
- Barton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kimball) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |