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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>.

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.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Simms was located: 937 & 326<4>

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)
    • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • 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)
  • Kettering
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Beavercreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Huber Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Xenia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Xenia is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • 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)
    • Troy is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • 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)
  • Trotwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 (so far) for Simms was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simms.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Simms - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Simms area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Simms area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.