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Welcome to Smiths Ferry ...Smiths Ferry is located in Valley County<1>. The location of Smiths Ferry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Smiths Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913. A typical abbreviation for Smiths Ferry: Smiths Fry. (or less commonly used: Smiths Frry.) See our Genealogy Helper Page for Smiths Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Smiths Ferry. Smiths Ferry is 4,550 feet [1,387 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Smiths Ferry is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Smiths Ferry lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Smiths Ferry (for example, toward Huntington (OR)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). Telephone area codes for Smiths Ferry: (208) & (986)<4> Communities Also Named Smiths Ferry ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Smiths Ferry - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Kansas, Massachusetts (2), Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smiths Ferry. Communities near Smiths Ferry ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smiths Ferry.
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 Smiths Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smiths Ferry. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Smiths Ferry. 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 Smiths Ferry. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smiths Ferry ...Looking for more information about Smiths Ferry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Smiths Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Smiths Ferry. Adding Smiths Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Smiths Ferry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Smiths Ferry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Smiths Ferry mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924). For more details, see References and Mentions for Smiths Ferry. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smiths Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/ Footnotes ...
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