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History · Nimmons

Nimmons dates to 1901

Most of Nimmons was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1940 on and the census since 1920.

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How Nimmons began

When was Nimmons founded?

1901

Nimmons dates its founding to 1901 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 297 in 19202020 census: 69125 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1903.The full story ↓

What stands out about Nimmons’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story

How Nimmons came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Nimmons.

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Nimmons was established as a stop along the St. Louis, Kennett and Southeastern Railroad (later part of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway) in 1901, and was named for a railroad worker. The town was granted its own post office (since closed) in 1903, and several businesses, fueled by the timber industry, operated in the town over the next two decades. The town began to decline after timber resources in the area were exhausted.

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Timeline

Nimmons, 1901 to 1980

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1901
    FoundingNimmons is established
  3. 1903Post officeThe Nimmons post office opens
  4. 1940On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1980Post officeThe Nimmons post office closes
By decade

Nimmons, decade by decade

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On the map

Nimmons on the map, 1940 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Nimmons. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Nimmons on the 1940 USGS mapNimmons on the 1956 USGS mapNimmons on the 1983 USGS map1940Piggott sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Nimmons.

People over time

Nimmons, census by census

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Between 69 and 297 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Nimmons’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Nimmons

Nobody well known was born in Nimmons itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Sheryl CrowAmerican musician · b. 1962
A.C. ReedAmerican blues saxophonist · b. 1926
Bill BurlisonAmerican politician · b. 1931
David NailAmerican country musician · b. 1979
Paul Caruthers JonesAmerican politician · b. 1901
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April ScottAmerican actress-model · b. 1979
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Nimmons had its own post office from 1903 to 1980.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Nimmons’ history

What year was Nimmons founded?

In 1901, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Nimmons’ post office opened in 1903, and the census of 1920 counted 297 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.