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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Simms. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Simms to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Simms, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Simms (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Simms. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Simms is historic, it would have been located within present day Greene County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Simms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simms:
- Greene County (The home county of Simms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Fairborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trebein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Yellow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Bellbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Xenia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilberforce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roxanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- New Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- South Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Jacksonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Miltonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Christiansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Powhattan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Mutual
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Kingscreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Park Layne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Holiday Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Donnelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dodo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Limestone City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Green Hedges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- North Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Shawnee Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Dialton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- New Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Arcanum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Castine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Octa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Madison County
- South Solon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Kessler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Casstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Potsdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Sulphur Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Huber Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Deerpark Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Fort McKinley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fort McKinley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McKinley
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Euphemia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Corwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Springboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Red Lion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Hageman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Shadow Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Williams County
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simms, see our County-by-County Page for Simms.
Cemeteries Near Simms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simms.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Simms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Bath Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Schoolhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gerlaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dille Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harshman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reese - Peto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese - Peto Cemetery
- The Reese - Peto Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Cemetery
- Mitman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shearer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (517 more) ...
- House of Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kemp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Simms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simms, with the one closest to Simms listed first.
- Sulphur Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Zimmerman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Medway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brandt is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Trebein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- West Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Charleston is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forgy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forgy is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgy
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bryson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Oldtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oldtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simms.
Newspapers Published in Simms ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simms, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simms.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Simms:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Fayette County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Simms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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- Simms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |