Welcome to Kimball ...

Kimball is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Kimball has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimball, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Kimball is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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), Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, 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.

• Sandusky
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <4>
• Norwalk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
• Vermilion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
  • Vermilion is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermilion <4>
• Bellevue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Huron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <4>
• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Port Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
  • Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <4>
• Willard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Milan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Monroeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kimball, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kimball post office opened in 1864.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimball.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie-county-ohio.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/