Welcome to Smithville ...

Smithville is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Smithville is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Smithville lies within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named Smithville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Smithville - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (4), California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (5), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Smithville ...

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

• Leominster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Gardner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Milford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Pepperell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
  • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
• Lunenburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Amherst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Groton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
• Winchendon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Townsend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 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 Smithville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smithville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithville ...

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

Adding Smithville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smithville post office opened in 1892.

We also found Smithville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/