Welcome to Sims ...
Sims is located in Morton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sims, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Sims is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sims lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Sims (for example, toward Carson), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Code for Sims: 701
Communities Also Named Sims ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Sims - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sims.
Communities near Sims ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sims.
- New Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Salem is located in Morton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Salem <4>
- Glen Ullin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Almont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bluegrass ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet Briar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sweet Briar
- From Sims to Sweet Briar
- Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lark is located in Grant County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lark
- From Sims to Lark
- Hannover
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <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 Sims. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sims.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sims. 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 Sims.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sims. See our Newspapers Page for Sims.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sims ...
Looking for more information about Sims? 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 Sims, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sims.
Adding Sims to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sims 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 Sims was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sims post office opened in 1883.
We also found Sims in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sims.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Morton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sims - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |