Welcome to South Fort Smith ...

South Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County<1>.

The location of South Fort Smith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Fort Smith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for South Fort Smith: S. Ft. Smith (or less commonly used: S. Frt. Smith)

South Fort Smith is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for South Fort Smith: (479)

Communities near South Fort Smith ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Fort Smith.

• Van Buren
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Greenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Alma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Barling
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <4>
• Pocola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
  • Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <4>
• Roland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <4>
• Muldrow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <4>
• Lavaca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>
• Spiro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <4>
• Cedarville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>

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 South Fort Smith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Fort Smith.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Fort Smith ...

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

Adding South Fort Smith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Fort Smith in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for South Fort Smith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Fort Smith post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Fort Smith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Fort Smith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/

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