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Welcome to Simpson ...

Simpson is located in Bradley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simpson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Simpson is 200 feet [61 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: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Simpson ...

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

Beyond Arkansas, there are 39 communities that are also named Simpson - they are located in Alabama (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.

  • Warren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hermitage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wilmar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmar is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Harrell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Harrell is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Fountain Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Banks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Banks is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Tinsman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Ingalls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingalls is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Farmville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmville is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Gravelridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge

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 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 (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 1882. The Simpson post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simpson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Bradley, 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Simpson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. 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/