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Kimball

Ghost town · Bosque County, Texas

Blum quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Blum quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kimball is a ghost town in Bosque County, Texas. It is one of 5 former communities in Bosque County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kimball as a historical populated place on the Lakeside Village topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.1090° N, 97.4859° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLakeside Village
Elevation529 ft
Nearest living townKopperl, TX
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2034633
Coordinates32.10904, -97.48585

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What's there now

Kimball is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kopperl, TX (population 126), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 529 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Kimball?

Kimball is in Bosque County, Texas, at 32.1090, -97.4859.

How many ghost towns are in Bosque County?

Bosque County, Texas has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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