Kimberly, Missouri
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Kimberly is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|720583}}
History
Kimberly had is start in 1895 as a mining community.{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_randolph.html | title=Randolph County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=December 12, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070743/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_randolph.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=live}} A post office called Kimberly was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1905.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Randolph | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=12 December 2016}} The community takes its name from the mining center of Kimberley, South Africa.
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Randolph County, Missouri
Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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