Welcome to Simms ...

Simms is located in Cascade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simms, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Simms is 3,560 feet [1,085 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Simms is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Simms lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Simms: 406

Communities Also Named Simms ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Simms - they are located in California (2), Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Simms ...

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

• Fairfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Cascade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Fort Shaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shaw
  • Fort Shaw is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Shaw <4>
• Greenfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Teton County
• Sun River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
  • Sun River is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <4>
• Vaughn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Vaughn is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughn <4>
• Power
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Power is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <4>
• Gilman
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Ulm
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
  • Ulm is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <4>
• Augusta
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simms ...

Looking for more information about Simms? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Simms, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Simms.

Adding Simms to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Simms 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 for Simms was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Simms post office opened in 1909.

We also found Simms on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simms.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/