Welcome to Smithdale ...

Smithdale is located in Amite County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Smithdale is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Smithdale: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Smithdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Smithdale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Smithdale ...

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

• McComb
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <5>
• Magnolia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <5>
• Summit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <5>
• Bude
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
  • Bude is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <5>
• Liberty
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
• Meadville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
• Brookside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
  • Brookside is located in Amite County
• Thompson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Thompson is located in Amite County
• McElveen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
  • McElveen is located in Amite County
• McCall Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Creek
  • McCall Creek is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall Creek <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 Smithdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smithdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithdale ...

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

Adding Smithdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smithdale post office opened in 1828.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/