Welcome to Smith ...

So far, we found very little information about Smith. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Smith to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smith, please Contact Us.

Smith would have been located within present day Winn Parish<2>.

The location of Smith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Smith is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Smith was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Smith would have been located in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Smith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Smith - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Indiana (3), Kentucky (2), 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.

• Winnfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
  • Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <5>
• Olla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <5>
• Urania
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
  • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <5>
• Tullos
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
  • Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <5>
• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Dodson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <5>
• Calvin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Calvin is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <5>
• Atlanta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Sikes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sikes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
  • Sikes is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikes <5>
• Joyce
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
  • Joyce is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <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 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.

Adding Smith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smith 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 Smith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Smith post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/