THE KIMMEL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Kimmel township has 20.2 square miles of land in Bedford County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Kimmel and Bedford County
Kimmel is associated with Bedford County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Kimmel by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Kimmel, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Bedford County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Kimmel township has 672.6 times the land area of nearby Cotton Town CDP (0.03 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

