Founded in 1882, Timnath is a small agricultural/farming community located southeast of Fort Collins, Colorado, approximately one-half mile east of the Harmony Road/Interstate 25 interchange, on a small bluff east of the Cache la Poudre River.

The surrounding farmlands have been used primarily for potatoes, alfalfa, sugar beets, and cattle.

The first schoolhouse was constructed that year, approximately one-half mile west of the current town, and was named "Fairview".

By 1880, the community had outgrown the schoolhouse, and new "Fairview" school was built just north of the current town.

The following year, the Presbyterian Church, petitioned by local residents, sent a missionary to found a congregation.

A post office was established in 1884, headed by Reverend Charles A. Taylor, the local Presbyterian minister.

When the post office was formed, Taylor bestowed the current name of the town from the 14th chapter of the Book of Judges, as the place where Samson went to obtain a Philistine wife.

[3] The historical downtown lies along County Road Five, which runs north–south parallel to Interstate 25 half a mile to the east.

Since the 2000 census, the town of Timnath has annexed several square miles of land to the east and southeast; the town has experienced significant commercial development along the east–west corridor of County Road 38 (Harmony Road).

The majority of the six mile (north-south) by three mile (east-west) block of land that lies within Timnath's growth management area is low-density residential or agricultural, and is designated to remain so, with open space and parkland filling the remainder of the area, particularly near the Poudre River and Timnath Reservoir.

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Town Hall Building at 4750 Signal Tree Drive.