Welcome to Kimball Prairie ...

Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County<1>.

The pronunciation of Kimball Prairie: KIM-buhl<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimball Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Time Zone: Kimball Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kimball Prairie lies within the (320) area code.

Communities near Kimball Prairie ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <3>
• Waite Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <3>
• Saint Joseph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>
• Litchfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
• Cold Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <3>
• Saint Augusta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
  • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
• Annandale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
  • Annandale is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annandale <3>
• Cokato
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokato
  • Cokato is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokato <3>
• Rockville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
• Maple Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
  • Maple Lake is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Lake <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 Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kimball Prairie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kimball Prairie. 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 Prairie.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kimball Prairie ...

Looking for more information about Kimball Prairie? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kimball Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kimball Prairie.

Adding Kimball Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kimball Prairie in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kimball Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kimball Prairie post office opened in 1867.

We also found Kimball Prairie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimball Prairie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kimball Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/