Welcome to Smith ...

Smith is located in Harlan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Smith is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Smith lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Smith: (606)

Communities Also Named Smith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Smith: This one is located in Harlan County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 35 communities that are also named Smith - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Indiana (3), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico (3), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith.

Communities near Smith ...

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

• Trent Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
  • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
• Alanthus Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
  • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
• Pennington Gap
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Harlan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <4>
• Sneedville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneedville
  • Sneedville is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneedville <4>
• Jonesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Evarts
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
• Loyall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
  • Loyall is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Willis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
• Wallins Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
  • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smith ...

Looking for more information about Smith? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Smith, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Smith.

Adding Smith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smith post office opened in 1897.

We also found Smith on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/