Welcome to Simms ...

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.

Simms would have been located within present day Greene County<2>.

The location of Simms has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simms, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Simms is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Simms was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Simms once stood is in the (937) area code.

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, Montana, 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.

• Dayton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Kettering
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <5>
• Beavercreek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <5>
• Huber Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <5>
• Fairborn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <5>
• Xenia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
• Troy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Riverside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Trotwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <5>

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.

Adding Simms to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Simms in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Simms was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simms.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Greene County: www.co.greene.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/