Kimball County is named for Thomas L Kimball, who was the vice president and general manager of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Banner County
E – Cheyenne County
S – Logan County, Colorado and Weld County, Colorado
W – Laramie County, Wyoming
Created: November 6, 1888 
County Seat:
Kimball 1888 – present
County Courthouse – Kimball
Location: 114 West 3rd Street / South Walnut Street
Built: 1927 – 1928
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: E L Goldsmith & Company of Scotts Bluff
Contractor: Walter Knutzen & Son of Kearney
Description: The building faces north and is a three story gray Carthage stone, brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Kimbasll. The north front has three arched entrances on the first story. Columns rise from the second story to the top of the third story dividing the recessed windows. A wide cornice runs between the first and second stories.The south side of the building is buff colored brick facing. At the roof line is a wide eave. The roof line is flat. The courtroom is located on the northeast side of the third story. The building houses the District Court and County Court of the 12th Judicial District.
See: The 12th Judicial District includes Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Dawes County, Deuel County, Garden County, Grant County, Morrill County, Scotts Bluff County, Sheridan County and Sioux County.
History: The county was created in 1888 and Kimball was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a small frame building on Main Street that was later uised as a hotel. The second courthouse, a two story brick structure was designed by George McDonald and constructed by Everett Brothers in 1890 at Fourth Street and Walnut Street at a cost of $5,000. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1927 to 1928 at a cost of $180,000.
Note: The highest point in Nebraska is Panorama Point (Constable Mountain) at 5,429 feet (1655 meters) which is located in the county.
County Courthouse – Kimball
Photos taken 2010