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Welcome to Kimberly ...

Kimberly is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimberly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Kimberly is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Kimberly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Kimberly - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kimberly ...

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

  • Moberly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sturgeon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Higbee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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 Kimberly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kimberly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kimberly ...

Looking for more information about Kimberly? 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 Kimberly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kimberly.

Adding Kimberly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kimberly 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 (so far) for Kimberly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kimberly post office opened in 1900. The Kimberly post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimberly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kimberly - 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>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/