We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smithville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance ^<1> beginning in Smithville to:

El Dorado [Map], which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the West.
Little Rock [Map], which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the North (N). If you could drive a straight line from Smithville to Little Rock, with an average speed ^<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
The White House (Washington, DC [Map]) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the East Northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
The shortest distance ^<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock [Map]) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba [Map]) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican [Map]) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<6>

Communities Also Named Smithville ...

We have found 57 communities that share the name Smithville.

Within Arkansas, there are 3 communities which are also named Smithville. Using our Gazetteer, we have found another 54 communities in the United States and Canada - with 55 of those located in the United States.

We have broken our list into two sections:

Other communities located in Arkansas

Communities outside of Arkansas

Other Communities Located In Arkansas

Craighead County

Our profile page for Smithville, Craighead County [Map]
This community is historic.^<7>
Distance: About 219 miles [352.4 km] to the North Northeast

Lawrence County

Our profile page for Smithville, Lawrence County [Map]
Distance: About 209 miles [336.4 km] to the North Northeast

Miller County

Our profile page for Smithville, Miller County [Map]
Distance: About 75 miles [120.7 km] to the West

Communities Outside of Arkansas

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Alabama

Chilton County

Our profile page for Smithville, Chilton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.^<8>
Although located in Chilton County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Henry County

Our profile page for Smithville, Henry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Henry County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

California

Shasta County

Our profile page for Smithville, Shasta County [Map]
This community is historic.
Distance: About 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km] to the West Northwest

Florida

Putnam County

Our profile page for Smithville, Putnam County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Putnam County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Smithville, Arkansas (Union County)

The location of Smithville

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Smithville, Arkansas
(Union County)