Kimball County was created out of Cheyenne County in 1888. The centrally located city of Kimball has been the only county seat. County officials initially rented space for courthouse use. In 1893 a frame courthouse was built in what is presently a city park. The present Classical Revival-style courthouse was completed in 1928, and it listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Stone Building is a two-story structure built in 1893-94 of rough-cut, locally quarried limestone. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Kimball, NE Historic BuildingsNebraska is known as the Arbor State and Kimball has it's own arboretum which is unique to the area. The Mick Evertson arboretum has over 125
Kimball, NE AboretumsCapturing the Prairie Wind Truly a site to see, the Kimball Wind Farm was operational in August of 2002. The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) owns and operates the 10.5 megawatt wind farm consisting of seven turbines. Each turbine stands nearly 350
Kimball, NE Structural LandmarksIn the extreme southwest corner of the county, thirty three miles from Kimball, rises the highest point in Nebraska. This site, 5,424 feet above sea level, looks more like a rise in a pasture than the highest point in the state.
Kimball, NE Natural AttractionsMastodon bones and teeth are on display, along with several other fossils found in the Chappell area. Nature's beauty can be ...
The Oshkosh Swimming Pool provides free swimming in a heated pool. The...
The countless wagons that passed through what is now Deuel County during the westward expansion of the 1800s left an indelibl...