Kimbrell, Alabama

Kimbrell, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Kimbrell, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°16′34″N 87°04′02″W / 33.27611°N 87.06722°WCoordinates: 33°16′34″N 87°04′02″W / 33.27611°N 87.06722°W
Country United States
State Alabama
Counties Jefferson and Tuscaloosa
Elevation 479 ft (146 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 205
GNIS feature ID 151955[1]

Kimbrell (also Kimbrel) is an unincorporated community in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa Counties, Alabama, United States.[2] Kimbrell was named in honor of Miles Kimbrell, a storekeeper and sewing machine agent.[3] A post office operated under the name Kimbrel from 1895 to 1905.[4]

Notes

  1. "Ralph". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Kimbrell, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  4. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 January 2015.