Welcome to Mims ...

Mims is located in Lexington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mims, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Mims is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mims lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mims lies within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Mims ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mims - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Mims ...

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

• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Batesburg - Leesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
  • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
• Batesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg
  • Batesburg is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesburg <4>
• Saluda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <4>
• Johnston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
• Leesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <4>
• Wagener
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagener
  • Wagener is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagener <4>
• Ridge Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Spring
  • Ridge Spring is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Spring <4>
• Pelion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelion
  • Pelion is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelion <4>
• Gilbert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <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 Mims. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mims.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mims ...

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

Adding Mims to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mims post office opened in 1903.

We also found Mims on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mims.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/