Welcome to Simpson ...

Simpson is located in Lyon County<1>.

The location of Simpson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simpson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Simpson is 4,770 feet [1,454 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Simpson is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Simpson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Simpson: (775)

Communities Also Named Simpson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Simpson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Colorado (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (4), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Carolina (3), Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Simpson ...

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

• Yerington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
  • Yerington is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <4>
• Smith
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Smith is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith <4>
• Wellington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Topaz Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
  • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
• Topaz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
  • Topaz is located in Mono County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topaz <4>
• Buckeye ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
• Gardnerville Ranchos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville Ranchos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
  • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County
• Gardnerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
  • Gardnerville is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardnerville <4>
• Pine Grove ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
• Paynesville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simpson ...

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

Adding Simpson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Simpson post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simpson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/