Welcome to Smithflat ...

Smithflat is located in El Dorado County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithflat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Smithflat is 2,220 feet [677 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Smithflat is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Smithflat lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Smithflat lies within the (530) area code.

Websites for Smithflat ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Smithflat, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Smithflat ...

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

• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Camino
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camino
  • Camino is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camino <4>
• Diamond Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Springs <4>
• Newtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
• Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
  • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
• El Dorado
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <4>
• Pleasant Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
• Somerset
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Coloma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Coloma is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coloma <4>
• Garden Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Garden Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Valley <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 Smithflat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smithflat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithflat ...

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

Adding Smithflat to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smithflat post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithflat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/