Welcome to Grimmet ...

Grimmet is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Grimmet is located in Howell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grimmet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Grimmet is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grimmet: 417

Communities near Grimmet ...

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

• West Plains
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Plains is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Plains <3>
• Willow Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Willow Springs is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <3>
• Bakersfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Brandsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandsville is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Pottersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pottersville is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
• Pomona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomona is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
• Burnham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Burnham is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
• South Fork
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • South Fork is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
• Dora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dora is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <3>
• Caulfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Caulfield is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caulfield <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grimmet ...

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

Adding Grimmet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grimmet 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 Grimmet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Grimmet post office opened in 1893. The Grimmet post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grimmet.