Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: old-book passages.
The Kimmell post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kimmell’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Kimmell.
Kimmell was founded in 1831, and was named after the Kimmell family of settlers. The post office at Kimmell has been in operation since 1888.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Kimmell, cut from the printed page as they were published.
In the improvement and progress of local projects Mr. Kimmell has always manifested a commendable spirit, and in recognition of this fact the town of Kimmell. Noble county, was named in his honor. Among his other munificent contributions to public undertakings was the sum of $2,500 toward the completion of the Methodist Episcopal church
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Nobody well known was born in Kimmell itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
The Kimmell post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikipedia and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.