Welcome to Smiley ...
So far, we found very little information about Smiley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Smiley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smiley, please Contact Us.
Smiley would have been located within present day Long County<2>.
The location of Smiley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Smiley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Smiley is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Smiley was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Smiley still existed, it would have been in the (912) area code.
Communities Also Named Smiley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Smiley: This one is located in Long County and the other is located in Liberty County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 8 communities that are also named Smiley - they are located in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smiley.
Communities near Smiley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smiley.
- Hinesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesville
- Hinesville is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinesville <5>
- Garden Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Glennville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
- Glennville is located in Tattnall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <5>
- Walthourville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
- Walthourville is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <5>
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
- Donald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Donald is located in Long County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Ludowici
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
- Ludowici is located in Long County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <5>
- Claxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Claxton is located in Evans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claxton <5>
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Hagan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Hagan is located in Evans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagan <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Smiley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smiley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Smiley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smiley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Smiley. See our Newspapers Page for Smiley.
Adding Smiley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Smiley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Smiley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Smiley post office opened in 1882.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Smiley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smiley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Long, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smiley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |