Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kimberling had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kimberling, with the one closest to Kimberling listed first.
- Point Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Holly Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Holly Brook is located in Bland County
- Hicksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Rocky Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Clear Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- East River ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Stowersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Grapefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Oakvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bluefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
- Effna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Max Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Meadows
- Max Meadows is located in Wythe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max Meadows <4>
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
- Wytheville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
- Wytheville is located in Wythe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <4>
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Shumate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Cove Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bland County: www.bland.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kimberling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |