Symmes can refer to:

People

John Cleves Symmes John Cleves Symmes (July 21, 1742February 26, 1814) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison and, thereby, the g ...

, colonel in the Continental Army and New Jersey representative at the Continental Congress *

John Cleves Symmes, Jr. Captain John Cleves Symmes Jr. (November 5, 1780 – May 28, 1829) was an American Army officer, trader, and lecturer. Symmes is best known for his 1818 variant of the Hollow Earth theory, which introduced the concept of openings to the inner wo ...

, originator of the Hollow Earth theory * Zechariah Symmes, Puritan minister in colonial Charlestown, Massachusetts

Places

Symmes Creek Symmes Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 26, 2011 tributary of the Ohio River in southern Ohio in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the w ...

in southeastern Ohio * Symmes Mission Chapel in Fairfield, Ohio *

Symmes Purchase The Symmes Purchase, also known as the Miami Purchase, was an area of land totaling roughly in what is now Hamilton, Butler, and Warren counties of southwestern Ohio, purchased by Judge John Cleves Symmes of New Jersey in 1788 from the Contine ...

in southwestern Ohio *

Symmes Township, Edgar County, Illinois Symmes Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,158 and it contained 502 housing units. The township was called Marion Township until May 9, 1857. Geography According to the 2 ...

Symmes Township, Hamilton County, Ohio Symmes Township ( ) is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,642 as of the 2020 census. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, the township has been cut into two "islands ...

Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio Symmes Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Greenfield Town ...

Symmes Valley High School Symmes Valley High School (SVHS) is a public high school near Willow Wood in Lawrence County in Southern Ohio. It is the only high school in the Symmes Valley Local School District. Their nickname is the Vikings and the official school colors a ...

in Willow Wood, Ohio {{disambig