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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Kimball is located in Saint Clair County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Clair County: Lapeer, Macomb & Sanilac.

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:

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Kimball)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Sparlingville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparlingville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparlingville
    • Wadhams
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
    • Smiths Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marysville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodells
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
    • Port Huron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ruby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Columbus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Atkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
    • Lambs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
      • Lambs has also been known as:
      • Lamb
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Almont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Imlay City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brown City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dryden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Memphis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Memphis is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Former name for Memphis:
      • Well's Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <1>
    • Bates Corner ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bates Corner is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Corner
    • Beebe's Corners ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Beebe's Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe's Corners
    • Coopertown ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Coopertown is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
    • Muttonville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Muttonville is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
    • Richmond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Doyle ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Doyle is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Armada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Armada is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Former names for Armada:
      • Burk's Corners
      • Honeyoe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <1>
    • Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Berry's Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry's Corners
    • New Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Haven is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
      • Former names for New Haven:
      • New Baltimore Station
      • New Haven Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <1>
    • Omo ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Omo is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo
    • New Baltimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
      • Former names for New Baltimore:
      • Ashley
      • Ashleyville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <1>
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Leonard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Campbells Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
    • Lakeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Amadore ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
    • Lexington Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lexington Heights is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
    • Roseburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
    • Speaker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
    • Croswell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lexington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Melvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Valley Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
    • Peck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Peck is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Applegate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cash
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cash is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Watertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown

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.

  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kimball Cemetery
    • Kimball Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331833 <2>
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mallory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Caswell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Smith Blackstock Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Isabella Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Irish Cemetery
    • St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1671 <2>
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Riverlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodells Poor Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rattle Run Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Kimball had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Wadhams
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
  • Smiths Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thornton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Marysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rattle Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
  • Goodells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Port Huron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Abbotsford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
  • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Street
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Atkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Lambs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
      • Lambs has also been known as:
      • Lamb
    • Saint Clair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 71 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 22 miles [35.4 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 Kimball, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kimball) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.