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Welcome to Simpsons ...

Simpsons is located in White County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simpsons, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Simpsons is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Simpsons (for example, toward Rockwood), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Simpsons: 931

Communities Also Named Simpsons ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Simpsons - they are located in Maine, Ohio, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Simpsons ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Cookeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Smithville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • White Plains
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Spencer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Baxter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Huntland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
  • Doyle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simpsons ...

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

Adding Simpsons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Simpsons 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 Simpsons was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Simpsons post office opened in 1895. The Simpsons post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simpsons.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Simpsons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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