Kimball, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Neosho County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
37°39′40″N 95°09′49″W / 37.66111°N 95.16361°W / 37.66111; -95.16361[1][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
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
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kimball, Kansas
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 71.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
Further reading
External links
- Neosho County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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County seat: Erie
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