City, Mitchell County

Simpson

On the Solomon River at the county's east edge, once Brittsville, renamed for Alfred Simpson in 1882 when the railroad moved the town a mile.

A group in front of the green Trapper Lodge building in Simpson
Trapper Lodge Simpson

The place

Simpson began in 1871 as Brittsville, where G. Beaver came up the Solomon River from Delphos looking for a mill site. With the railroads of 1879 and 1880 the village moved a mile to the present townsite, and in 1882 took the name of Alfred Simpson, who had deeded the land.

Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance

Local landmarks

  • Trapper Lodge
  • Simpson City Park