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Welcome to Kimballton ...

Kimballton is located in Giles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimballton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Kimballton is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kimballton: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Kimballton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kimballton - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Kimballton ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Radford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pearisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dublin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Narrows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pembroke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Rich Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peterstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kimballton ...

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

Adding Kimballton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kimballton 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 (so far) for Kimballton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kimballton post office opened in 1879. The Kimballton post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimballton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kimballton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Kimballton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Kimballton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/