Kimball, Kansas

Kimball, Kansas
KDOT map of Neosho County (legend)
Kimball is located in Kansas
Kimball
Kimball
Kimball is located in the United States
Kimball
Kimball
Coordinates: 37°39′40″N 95°09′49″W / 37.66111°N 95.16361°W / 37.66111; -95.16361[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyNeosho
Founded1880s
Platted1888
Elevation1,043 ft (318 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-36800
GNIS ID474978[1]

Kimball is an unincorporated community in Neosho County, Kansas, United States.[1] The community is located next to a railroad between cities of Erie and Stark.

History

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Kimball, originally spelled Kimbal, was platted in 1888.[2]

The first post office in Kimbal was established in May 1888. The name was officially changed to Kimball (with two Ls) in 1950, and the post office closed in 1956.[3]

The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad passed through Kimball and a passenger depot previously existed in the community too.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kimball, Kansas
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 71.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

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