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 Kimball (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 Kimball. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Kimball is located in Marion County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Jackson (AL), Dade (GA), Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Kimball. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kimball:
- Marion County (The home county of Kimball)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richard City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Condra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sand Switch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sewanee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Greenhaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Decherd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Estill Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monteagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Coalmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gruetli
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Palmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Tiftonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lookout Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Saint Elmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Signal Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Signal Terrace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Fountain Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Cartwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Cartersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ider
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Henagar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kaolin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Long Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Eliza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fackler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Fort Oglethorpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newnan Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dafron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellie Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Indian Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Cole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Fantasy Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Flintstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- John Ross Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Orchard Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cassandra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kimball, see our County-by-County Page for Kimball.
Cemeteries Near Kimball ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kimball.
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 Kimball - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kimball covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Cumberland View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glover Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Raulston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chaudoin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Havron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (688 more) ...
- Little White Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniel - Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kimball had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kimball had a population of 1,453 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- South Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Sequatchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sequatchie is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
- Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Cole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Inman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Inman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Whiteside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kimball. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kimball.
Newspapers Published in Kimball ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimball.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kimball, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kimball.
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 Kimball:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Sequatchie County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Kimball, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kimball) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |