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Welcome to Kimball ...

Kimball is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimball, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Kimball is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kimball lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kimball: 810

Communities Also Named Kimball ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Kimball - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kimball.

Communities near Kimball ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kimball.

  • Sarnia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Port Huron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Clair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Macomb County
    • 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 <3>
  • Marine City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
    • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
    • Former names for Marine City:
    • Cottrellville
    • Marine
    • Newport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <3>
  • Point Edward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Edward
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Edward <3>
  • Yale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
  • Capac
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
    • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kimball. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kimball.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kimball. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kimball.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimball. See our Newspapers Page for Kimball.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kimball ...

Looking for more information about Kimball? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kimball, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kimball.

Adding Kimball to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kimball in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kimball was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Kimball on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimball.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kimball - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.