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Welcome to Sims ...

Sims is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

Sims is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sims is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Sims lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sims: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Sims ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Sims - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Sims ...

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

  • Oak Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fayetteville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Alderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rupert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Quinwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Thurmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • McRoss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sims ...

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

Adding Sims to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sims 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 (so far) for Sims was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sims.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sims - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Sims area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Sims area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.