Welcome to Kimball ...

Kimball is located

Kimball is located in Bosque County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimball, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Kimball is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kimball lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Kimball: (254)

Communities Also Named Kimball ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Kimball: This one is located in Bosque County and the other is located in Hansford County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, 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.

• Cleburne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleburne
  • Cleburne is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleburne <3>
• Glen Rose
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rose
  • Glen Rose is located in Somervell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Rose <3>
• Whitney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Rio Vista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Vista
  • Rio Vista is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Vista <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Morgan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
  • Morgan is located in Bosque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan <3>
• Blum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County

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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Kimball in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Kimball post office opened in 1860.

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