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We found 39 communities that share the name Simpson.
Within Montana, the name Simpson is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Morgan County
This Simpson is located in Morgan County and lies 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Simpson.
Tallapoosa County
This Simpson is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km] to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Simpson.
Arkansas
Bradley County
This Simpson is located in Bradley County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Simpson.
Pope County
This Simpson is located in Pope County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km] to the southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Simpson.
Colorado
Adams County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Simpson [Adams County].
Las Animas County
This Simpson is located in Las Animas County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Simpson.
Washington County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Simpson.
Georgia
Heard County
This Simpson is located in Heard County and lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Simpson.
Illinois
Johnson County
This Simpson is located in Johnson County and lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Simpson.
White County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Simpson [White County].
Indiana
Huntington County
This Simpson is located in Huntington County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Simpson.
Kansas
Cloud County
This Simpson is located in Cloud County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cloud County community of Simpson.
McPherson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Simpson [McPherson County].
Riley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Simpson [Riley County].
Kentucky
Breathitt County
This Simpson is located in Breathitt County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Simpson.
Louisiana
Vernon Parish
This Simpson is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Simpson.
Michigan
Muskegon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Simpson [Muskegon County].
Minnesota
Olmsted County
This Simpson is located in Olmsted County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Simpson.
Mississippi
Smith County
This Simpson is located in Smith County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Simpson.
Missouri
Johnson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Simpson [Johnson County].
Lafayette County
This Simpson is located in Lafayette County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Simpson.
Oregon County
This Simpson is located in Oregon County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km] to the southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Simpson.
Saint Charles County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Simpson [Saint Charles County].
Nebraska
Keya Paha County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Keya Paha County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keya Paha County community of Simpson.
Nevada
Lyon County
This Simpson is located in Lyon County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Simpson.
New Mexico
San Juan County
This community is historic<3> and although located in San Juan County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Simpson.
North Carolina
Pitt County
This Simpson is located in Pitt County and lies 1,897 miles [3,052.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Simpson.
Oklahoma
Marshall County
This Simpson is located in Marshall County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Simpson.
Oregon
Polk County
This Simpson is located in Polk County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Simpson.
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Simpson [Fayette County].
Lackawanna County
This Simpson is located in Lackawanna County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the east of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Simpson.
McKean County
This Simpson is located in McKean County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km] to the east of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Simpson.
Saskatchewan
This Simpson lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
South Carolina
Fairfield County
This Simpson is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Simpson.
Horry County
This Simpson is located in Horry County and lies 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km] to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Simpson.
Laurens County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Simpson [Laurens County].
Virginia
Campbell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Simpson [Campbell County].
West Virginia
Taylor County
This Simpson is located in Taylor County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Simpson that is located in Hill County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Simpson.
Wyoming
Carbon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Simpson [Carbon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Simpson ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Fox Crossing (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Simpson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Simpson and extending to:
Havre, which is the Seat of Hill County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Simpson to Havre, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 101 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simpson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simpson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9286, Longitude: -110.2060 In this case, the coordinates for Simpson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Simpson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Simpson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Simpson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.107 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.26 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.804 degrees.