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Welcome to Smithland ...

Smithland is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Smithland is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Smithland: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Smithland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Smithland - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Smithland ...

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

  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Springhill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Stamps
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stamps is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <4>
  • Waldo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldo is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
  • Lewisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cullen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <4>
  • Taylor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • McNeil
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Emerson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerson is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 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 Smithland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smithland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithland ...

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

Adding Smithland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smithland post office opened in 1860. The Smithland post office closed in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smithland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Smithland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Smithland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/