Welcome to Smead ...
So far, we found very little information about Smead. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Smead to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smead, please Contact Us.
Smead would have been located within present day Calhoun County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Smead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Smead is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Smead was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Smead was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Smead ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Smead: This one is located in Calhoun County and the other is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smead.
Communities near Smead ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smead.
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fordyce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smackover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bearden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Harrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Louann
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Tinsman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 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 Smead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smead.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Smead. 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 Smead.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Smead. See our Newspapers Page for Smead.
Adding Smead to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Smead 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 (so far) for Smead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Smead post office opened in 1892. The Smead post office closed in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Smead.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Smead area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Smead area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |