Our Genealogy Helper
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Athens County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
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:
- Athens County (The home county of Kimberly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Bessemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Nelsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buchtel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Carbondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Chauncey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Truetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Greens Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- The Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- West Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Alice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Kyger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Candy Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Carbon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jobs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Murray City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Wellston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Ray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Point Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Langsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tuppers Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Welshtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Wrightstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Chesterhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Todds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Deavertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Stockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Malta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McConnelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Fultonham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cannelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- New Straitsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Congo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- New Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pickaway County
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Ross County
- Adelphi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Arbaugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- McArthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dundas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hamden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Decaturville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Fillmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Wolf Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Luke Chute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Napier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Barlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Redbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Vincent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Wood County (WV)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
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.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Connett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ft. Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (715 more) ...
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Nelsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Ebon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ebon is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ebon
- Buchtel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Hamley Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamley Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamley Run
- Carbondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Orbiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Monday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monday is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
- Longstreth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Longstreth is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreth
- Carbon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Chauncey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Jobs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Sand Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sand Run Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Millfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Derthick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derthick is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derthick
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 71 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Mason County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |