Welcome to Smoketown ...

Smoketown is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smoketown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Smoketown is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Smoketown lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Smoketown ...

While we believe that this Smoketown is located in Lancaster County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Smoketown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bucks, Franklin and Northampton County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Smoketown - they are located in Maryland and Ohio.

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

Communities near Smoketown ...

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

• Lancaster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Ephrata
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <3>
• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Lititz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <3>
• Millersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <3>
• Mount Joy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <3>
• New Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
• Manheim
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <3>
• East Petersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <3>
• Parkesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smoketown ...

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

Adding Smoketown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smoketown post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smoketown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/