Welcome to Grimes ...

Grimes is located in Colusa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grimes, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Grimes is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grimes lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Grimes is located in the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Grimes: 95950<3>

Communities Also Named Grimes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Grimes - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Grimes ...

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

• Yuba City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba City
  • Yuba City is located in Sutter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuba City <4>
• Marysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Live Oak
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
• Colusa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
  • Colusa is located in Colusa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <4>
• Williams
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Colusa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>
• Meridian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
• Tarke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
  • Tarke is located in Sutter County
• College City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College City <4>
• Arbuckle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
  • Arbuckle is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbuckle <4>
• Sutter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
  • Sutter is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutter <4>

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 Grimes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grimes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grimes. 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 Grimes.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grimes ...

Looking for more information about Grimes? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grimes, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grimes.

Adding Grimes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grimes 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 Grimes was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grimes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/