Welcome to Smithville ...

So far, we found very little information about Smithville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Smithville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smithville, please Contact Us.

Smithville would have been located within present day Craighead County<2>.

The location of Smithville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Smithville is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Smithville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Smithville once stood is in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Smithville ...

While we believe that this Smithville is located in Craighead County, we know of another 3 Arkansas communities named Smithville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lawrence, Miller and Union County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 58 communities that are also named Smithville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (5), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Smithville ...

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

• Jonesboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
• Paragould
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
  • Paragould is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <5>
• Trumann
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
  • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <5>
• Lake City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
• Bono
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Bono is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <5>
• Leachville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <5>
• Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Bay is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <5>
• Monette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Monette is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monette <5>
• Caraway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
  • Caraway is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <5>
• Oak Grove Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
  • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 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 Smithville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smithville.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/