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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Bosque County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bosque County: Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, McLennan & Somervell.

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:

  • Bosque County     (The home county of Kimball)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Kopperl
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
    • Morgan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eulogy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
    • Walnut Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <1>
    • Laguna Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Womack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clifton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
    • Iredell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <1>
    • Greenock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenock
      • From Kimball to Greenock
    • Norse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norse
      • From Kimball to Norse
  • Ellis County
  • Erath County
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Blum
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
      • Blum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <1>
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Hill County
    • Covington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <1>
    • Whitney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Itasca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lovelace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hillsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Aquilla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Carl's Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Chatt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyson
      • From Kimball to Tyson
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Fort Spunky
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • DeCordova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Acton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Paluxy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <1>
    • Granbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brazos Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Cresson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <1>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Rio Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bono
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bono
      • From Kimball to Bono
    • Parker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleburne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cuba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuba
      • From Kimball to Cuba
    • Coyote Flats
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <1>
    • Keene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Godley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Joshua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
      • Joshua is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <1>
    • Alvarado
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <1>
    • Egan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Egan
      • From Kimball to Egan
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.
    • Nemo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <1>
    • Glen Rose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <1>
    • Glass
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Dodson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kopperl Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Steiner Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heath Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Lain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Lain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Lain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Graham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lafon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grange Hall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grange Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grange Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brazos Point Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (128 more) ...
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cedron Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cedron Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kimball had a population of 312 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kimball, with the one closest to Kimball listed first.

  • Kopperl
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Blum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
    • Blum is located in Hill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <1>
  • Freeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
    • Freeland is located in Johnson County
  • Morgan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazos Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point
    • Brazos Point is located in Bosque County
  • Blanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Blanton is located in Hill County
  • Derden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
    • Derden is located in Hill County
  • Rio Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eulogy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Covington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Hill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <1>
  • Bono
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Bono is located in Johnson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bono
    • From Kimball to Bono
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Walnut Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <1>
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
    • Woodbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Hill County

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 89 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. 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 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 Kimball:

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimball. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1076, Longitude: -97.4887    









 

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