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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Smithton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Smithton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smithton, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Smithton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Smithton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Smithton is historic, it would have been located within present day Clark County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Smithton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithton:
- Clark County (The home county of Smithton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Gurdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Beirne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Whelen Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Griffithtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Vaden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arkadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caddo Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Joan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Dalark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Sparkman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Blevins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Perrytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- McCaskill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Friendship
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Donaldson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Bismarck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Etta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Saginaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Rolla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Social Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Lono
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Boughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Laneburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Cale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Emmet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Rosston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Willisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bodcaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Reader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Chidester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Bragg City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Vanduzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Antoine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Piney Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Bowen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Delight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Billstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pike City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- White County
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithton, see our County-by-County Page for Smithton.
Cemeteries Near Smithton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Smithton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Greenville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rose Hedge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rawles Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richwoods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lewis Randolph Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Smithton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Gurdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Beirne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Whelen Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Dobyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dobyville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyville
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Boughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Vaden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sayre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sayre is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Arkadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hearn ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hearn is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithton.
Newspapers Published in Smithton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithton, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smithton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Smithton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Smithton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |