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Kimbrell, Alabama

Kimbrell, Alabama
Kimbrell is located in Alabama
Kimbrell
Kimbrell
Location within Alabama
Kimbrell is located in the United States
Kimbrell
Kimbrell
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°16′34″N 87°04′02″W / 33.27611°N 87.06722°W / 33.27611; -87.06722
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesJefferson and Tuscaloosa
Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes205, 659
GNIS feature ID151955[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]

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  1. "Ralph". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Kimbrell, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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 January 7, 2015.