Welcome to Grimes ...

Grimes is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Grimes is located in Nolan County<1>.

The location of Grimes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Grimes is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grimes lies within the (325) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
• Merkel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkel
  • Merkel is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merkel <4>
• Tye
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
  • Tye is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <4>
• Trent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
  • Trent is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
• Nolan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
  • Nolan is located in Nolan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolan <4>
• Stith
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
  • Stith is located in Jones County
• Avenger Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenger Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
• Sylvester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Sylvester is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <4>
• Capitola
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Fisher County

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grimes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/