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Welcome to Grimes ...

Grimes is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Grimes is located in Nolan County<1>.

Grimes is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grimes: 325

Communities Also Named Grimes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Grimes: This one is located in Nolan County and the other is located in Tyler County.

Beyond Texas, there are 12 communities that are also named Grimes - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Grimes ...

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

  • Sweetwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Merkel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tye
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Tye is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <3>
  • Trent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Nolan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Stith
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stith is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
  • Avenger Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Sylvester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Capitola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Capitola is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grimes ...

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

Footnotes ...

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