Welcome to Simpsonville ...

Simpsonville is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Simpsonville is located in Upshur County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simpsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Simpsonville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Simpsonville: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Simpsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Simpsonville: This one is located in Upshur County and the other is located in Matagorda County.

Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named Simpsonville - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, New York, South Carolina and Vermont.

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

Communities near Simpsonville ...

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

• Gilmer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <5>
• Pittsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Winnsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Big Sandy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <5>
• Rocky Mound
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Grice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
  • Grice is located in Upshur County
• Perryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Wood County
• Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Pine is located in Camp County
• Bettie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
  • Bettie is located in Upshur County
• Rosewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Rosewood is located in Upshur 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 Simpsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Simpsonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simpsonville ...

Looking for more information about Simpsonville? 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 Simpsonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Simpsonville.

Adding Simpsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Simpsonville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Simpsonville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Simpsonville in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Simpsonville post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simpsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/