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Welcome to Simmonsville ...

Simmonsville is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simmonsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Simmonsville is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Simmonsville: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Simmonsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Simmonsville - they are located in Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Simmonsville ...

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

  • McComb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Magnolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tylertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tangipahoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Osyka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Hermon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunny Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simmonsville ...

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

Adding Simmonsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Simmonsville post office opened in 1894. The Simmonsville post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simmonsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Simmonsville - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Simmonsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Simmonsville 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/