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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 Kimberly (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 Kimberly. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Kimberly is located in Fayette County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.

Below are the counties that are near Kimberly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kimberly:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Kimberly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Mount Carbon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Falls View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crescent
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crescent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crescent
      • From Kimberly to Crescent
    • Smithers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
      • Smithers is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <3>
    • Cannelton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Powellton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Fayette County
    • Elkridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
      • Elkridge is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkridge
      • From Kimberly to Elkridge
    • Gauley Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
      • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <3>
    • McDunn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beckwith
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Boone County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Elkhurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
      • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkhurst
      • From Kimberly to Elkhurst
    • Hartland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Clay County
    • Procious
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Clay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Spread
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
      • Spread is located in Clay County
    • Valley Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Gould
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gould
      • From Kimberly to Gould
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Handley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
      • Handley is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Hollygrove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pratt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Glasgow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <3>
    • Eskdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ronda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • East Bank
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
      • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Dry Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Carbon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cabin Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Acme
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.
    • Beech Glen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Albion ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Nicholas County
    • Tipton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tipton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Nicholas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tipton
      • From Kimberly to Tipton
    • Keslers Cross Lanes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Zela
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrison ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Nicholas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morrison
      • From Kimberly to Morrison
    • Runa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
      • Runa is located in Nicholas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Runa
      • From Kimberly to Runa
    • Summersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Snow Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Muddlety
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Raleigh County
  • Roane County
  • Wyoming County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kimberly, see our County-by-County Page for Kimberly.

Cemeteries Near Kimberly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kimberly.

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 Kimberly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kimberly, with the one closest to Kimberly listed first.

  • Guthrie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guthrie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guthrie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Craig Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montgomery Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sycamore Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sycamore Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sycamore Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Page Tabernackle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Tabernackle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Tabernackle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meadow Haven Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Haven Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (523 more) ...
    • Abbot Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virginias Chapel Slave 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.<4>

While we didn't find Kimberly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kimberly.

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

  • Mount Carbon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eagle
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Fayette County
  • Crescent
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crescent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crescent
    • From Kimberly to Crescent
  • Deep Water
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
    • Deep Water is located in Fayette County
  • Powellton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Powellton is located in Fayette County
  • Montgomery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Handley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
    • Handley is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Kanawha Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
    • Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
  • Gauley Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
    • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <3>
  • Kincaid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
    • Kincaid is located in Fayette County
  • Gauley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley
    • Gauley is located in Fayette County
  • Crown Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
    • Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Beckwith
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Belva
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
      • Belva is located in Fayette County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kimberly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kimberly.

Newspapers Published in Kimberly ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimberly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kimberly, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kimberly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kimberly:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kimberly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Kimberly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Kimberly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimberly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1390, Longitude: -81.2989    









 

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