Welcome to Kimmins ...

Kimmins is located in Lewis County<1>.

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

Kimmins is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kimmins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kimmins: 931

Communities near Kimmins ...

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

• Greenfield Bend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield Bend
  • From Kimmins to Greenfield Bend
• Sawdust
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• Jonesboro ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Pleasant
  • From Kimmins to Mount Pleasant
• Ashland Ford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
• Hohenwald
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hohenwald
  • From Kimmins to Hohenwald
• Centerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centerville
  • From Kimmins to Centerville
• Graytown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Graytown is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
• Chartersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
• Voorhies
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Voorhies is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Voorhies
  • From Kimmins to Voorhies

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kimmins ...

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

Adding Kimmins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kimmins 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 (so far) for Kimmins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kimmins post office opened in 1888. The Kimmins post office closed in 1980.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimmins.