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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 Kimberly (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 Kimberly. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Kimberly is located in Randolph County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Audrain, Boone, Chariton, Howard, Macon, Monroe & Shelby.

Below are the counties that are near Kimberly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kimberly:

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Kimberly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Huntsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Moberly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cairo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cairo is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Renick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Renick is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Higbee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Darksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Darksville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
    • Clifton Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Jacksonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Thomas Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
    • Yates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Yates is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
    • Clark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Clark is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Tulip
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tulip is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Larrabee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Saling is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Sturgeon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Riggs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Riggs is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
    • Harrisburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Centralia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hinton is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Stephens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stephens is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
  • Chariton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Salisbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oil City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Oil City is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Lewis Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
    • Keytesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Chraneville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Chraneville is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
    • Dalton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dalton is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Namrash ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Namrash is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Armstrong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Armstrong is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Burton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burton is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Steinmetz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Steinmetz is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
    • Sebree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sebree is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
    • Fayette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glasgow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Ardmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ardmore is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Excello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Kaseyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kaseyville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
    • Macon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bevier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Anabel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Anabel is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
    • Callao
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bloomington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bloomington is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • New Cambria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lingo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lingo is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Evansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Evansville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Middle Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
    • Ash
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ash is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Duncans Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
    • Woodlawn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Holliday
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Holliday is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Granville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Granville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Paris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Goss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Goss is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • West Glasgow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Glasgow is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
    • Gilliam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilliam is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Enterprise is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Clarence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lentner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lentner is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
    • Shelbina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kimberly, see our County-by-County Page for Kimberly.

Cemeteries Near Kimberly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kimberly.

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 Kimberly - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kimberly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.

  • Hagar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Deskin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vince Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bagby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meals Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Higbee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Whitmore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

While we didn't find Kimberly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kimberly.

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

  • Huntsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moberly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cairo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cairo is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Randolph Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
  • Renick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Renick is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Mount Airy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Higbee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Darksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Darksville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
  • Clifton Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Yates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yates is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
  • Evansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Evansville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Jacksonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Thomas Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
    • Middle Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
    • Ash
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ash is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kimberly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kimberly.

Newspapers Published in Kimberly ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimberly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kimberly, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kimberly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kimberly:

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>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 Kimberly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Kimberly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.