Welcome to Simmons Gap ...

Simmons Gap is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simmons Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

Simmons Gap is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Simmons Gap is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Simmons Gap lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Simmons Gap is within the boundaries of the (434) area code.

Communities near Simmons Gap ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Bridgewater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Elkton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Grottoes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Shenandoah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Dayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <4>
• Stanardsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Boonesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
  • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
• Berrytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
  • Berrytown is located in Rockingham 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 Simmons Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Simmons Gap.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simmons Gap ...

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

Adding Simmons Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Simmons Gap 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 Simmons Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Simmons Gap post office opened in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simmons Gap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/