Welcome to Mima ...

Mima is located in Thurston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mima, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Mima is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mima lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mima is located in the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Mima ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mima - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Mima ...

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

• Lacey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Tumwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Centralia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Chehalis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis
  • Chehalis is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <4>
• Elma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
• Rainier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <4>
• Tenino
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
  • Tenino is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenino <4>
• McCleary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
  • McCleary is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCleary <4>
• Oakville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Oakville is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mima ...

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

Adding Mima to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mima 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 for Mima was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mima post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mima.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/