Map of Kimball town, West Virginia

Kimball is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 145.

Kimball was incorporated in 1911 and named for Frederick J. Kimball, a railroad official. Kimball is the site of the first war memorial building erected in memory of the African-American veterans of World War I.

Kimball town overview:
Name:	Kimball town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	West Virginia
County:	McDowell County
Elevation:	1,509 ft (460 m)
Total Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.66 km²)
Land Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.66 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	145
Population Density:	580/sq mi (220/km²)
ZIP code:	24853
Area code:	304
FIPS code:	5443780
GNISfeature ID:	1541195

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History

The Kimball mining disaster took place on July 18, 1919, at the Carswell coal mine in Kimball, killing six miners. Initial reports said that 221 men had been killed, but they were trapped by the explosion. A rescue party was able to dig through the wreckage, allowing 215 to return alive to the surface.