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Simms

Ghost town · Greene County, Ohio

Dayton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Dayton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Simms is a ghost town in Greene County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 61st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Simms as a historical populated place on the Fairborn topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.8098° N, 84.0738° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFairborn
Elevation797 ft
Nearest living townWright-Patterson AFB, OH
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1067588
Coordinates39.80978, -84.07383

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What's there now

Simms is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (population 1,560), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 797 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Simms?

Simms is in Greene County, Ohio, at 39.8098, -84.0738.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

Greene County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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