Welcome to Smyrna ...

Smyrna is located in Ionia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smyrna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Smyrna is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Smyrna: (616)

The ZIP code for Smyrna: 48887<4>

Communities Also Named Smyrna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Smyrna - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (4), California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (5), Texas (4), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Smyrna ...

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

• East Grand Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <5>
• Ionia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
  • Ionia is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <5>
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Rockford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <5>
• Belding
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <5>
• Lowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
• Cedar Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <5>
• Stanton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
• Saranac
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
  • Saranac is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac <5>
• Lyons
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <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 Smyrna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smyrna.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smyrna ...

Looking for more information about Smyrna? 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 Smyrna, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Smyrna.

Adding Smyrna to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smyrna post office opened in 1848.

We also found Smyrna in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smyrna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/