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Welcome to Simsville ...

Simsville is located in Bullock County<1>.


The location of Simsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Simsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Simsville is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Simsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Simsville (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Simsville: (334)

Communities Also Named Simsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Simsville - they are located in Florida and Georgia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Simsville.

Communities near Simsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Simsville.

  • Pike Road
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fitzpatrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
    • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
  • Postoak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Bullock County
  • Inverness
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inverness have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Inverness is located in Bullock County
  • Mitchell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
  • Saco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Saco is located in Pike County
  • Linwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Linwood is located in Pike County
  • Pine Level
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
  • Hardaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
    • Hardaway is located in Macon County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Simsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Simsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Simsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Simsville. See our Newspapers Page for Simsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simsville ...

Looking for more information about Simsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Simsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Simsville.

Adding Simsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Simsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Simsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Simsville post office opened in 1900.

We also found Simsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Bullock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Simsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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