Welcome to Kimmel ...

Kimmel is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimmel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Kimmel is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Kimmel ...

While we believe that this Kimmel is located in Indiana County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Kimmel. Those communities are located in the following counties: Huntingdon and Somerset County.

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

Communities near Kimmel ...

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

• Indiana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <3>
• Punxsutawney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <3>
• Northern Cambria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Barnesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Spangler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Homer City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <3>
• Clymer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <3>
• Rural Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <3>
• Saltsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltsburg
  • Saltsburg is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltsburg <3>
• Dayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kimmel ...

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

Adding Kimmel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kimmel 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 Kimmel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kimmel post office opened in 1865.

We also found Kimmel in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimmel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/