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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

Area Code for Kimball Prairie: 320

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)
  • Waite Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Litchfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Augusta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
  • Annandale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cokato
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maple Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Kimball Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kimball Prairie post office opened in 1867. The Kimball Prairie post office closed in 1870.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Stearns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Kimball Prairie. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/