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Do you know of Simpkinsville ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Simpkinsville. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Simpkinsville.<1>

Our sources for Simpkinsville (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Simpkinsville other than they indicate that Simpkinsville would be found somewhere in Monroe County, Alabama.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1879 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Simpkinsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Simpkinsville.

Within Alabama, the name Simpkinsville is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Simpkinsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Simpkinsville [Clermont County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Simpkinsville ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Simpkinsville:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Simpkinsville - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Monroe County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Monroe County.

Activity 
AmberKing
  
Bell's LandingLimestone
BermudaLockville
BursonvilleLufkin
  
Camden JunctionMaros
CarlisleMims
ClauselvilleMizpah
CokervilleMonroe
Corduroy 
 Nero
Dennard 
 Polk
FinkleaPryor
  
GalvaRed Oak
GlendaleThe Ridge
 Rumbley
Hadley 
HarpSunday
Hemphill 
HollingerTekoa
 Tincie
Igo 
IrelandVocation
  
Jones MillsXebec

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>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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