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Welcome to Simpson ...

Simpson is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simpson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Simpson is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Simpson: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Simpson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Simpson: This one is located in Morgan County and the other is located in Tallapoosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 39 communities that are also named Simpson - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (4), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Carolina (3), Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Simpson ...

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

  • Madison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Athens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Hartselle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Priceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Triana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Falkville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Flint City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
  • Somerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Somerville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simpson ...

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

Adding Simpson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Simpson 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 (so far) for Simpson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Simpson post office opened in 1887. The Simpson post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simpson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Simpson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Simpson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Simpson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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