Welcome to Smelley ...

Smelley is located in Talladega County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smelley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Smelley is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Smelley (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Smelley ...

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

• Talladega
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
  • Talladega is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <4>
• Sylacauga
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylacauga
  • Sylacauga is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylacauga <4>
• Lincoln
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Childersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg
  • Childersburg is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childersburg <4>
• Vincent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <4>
• Lineville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Lineville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <4>
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
• Goodwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
  • Goodwater is located in Coosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwater <4>
• Munford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Talladega County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
• Oak Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 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 Smelley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smelley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smelley ...

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

Adding Smelley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smelley post office opened in 1881.

We also found Smelley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smelley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/