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Welcome to Nimmons ...

Nimmons is located in Pickens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nimmons, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Nimmons is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nimmons: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Nimmons ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nimmons - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Nimmons ...

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

  • Easley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brevard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
  • Central
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pickens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Six Mile
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rosman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
    • Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <4>
  • West Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nimmons ...

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

Adding Nimmons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nimmons 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 Nimmons was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nimmons post office opened in 1888.

We also found Nimmons in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nimmons.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nimmons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Nimmons area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Nimmons area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/