Welcome to Smothersville ...

Smothersville is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Smothersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smothersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Smothersville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Smothersville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Smothersville lies within the (618) area code.

Communities near Smothersville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smothersville.

• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Herrin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
• West Frankfort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Carterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Johnston City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <4>
• McLeansboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
• Christopher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <4>
• Ina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
• Sesser
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
  • Sesser is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sesser <4>

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 Smothersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smothersville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Smothersville. 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 Smothersville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Smothersville. See our Newspapers Page for Smothersville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smothersville ...

Looking for more information about Smothersville? 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 Smothersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Smothersville.

Adding Smothersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smothersville 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 Smothersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Smothersville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Smothersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smothersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smothersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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