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Welcome to Sims Ridge ...

Sims Ridge is located in Lawrence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sims Ridge: Sims Rdg. (or less commonly used: Sims Rdge. or Sims Ridg.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sims Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Sims Ridge.

Sims Ridge is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sims Ridge: 931

Communities near Sims Ridge ...

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

  • Lawrenceburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • New Prospect
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Ashland Ford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Waynesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Loretto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Voorhies
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Voorhies is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Corning is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Collinwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sims Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sims Ridge - 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.