Welcome to Smithson ...

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

We've added Smithson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Smithson - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Smithson, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Smithson , we believe that it would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

Smithson was established in 1882.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Smithson: Named after Stanton Smithson.

Time Zone: The area where Smithson was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Smithson was located: 530 & 837<3>

In the past, Smithson was named Halcyon.

Communities Also Named Smithson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Smithson - they are located in Alabama, Indiana and Montana.

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

Adding Smithson to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Smithson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Smithson post office opened in 1883. The Smithson post office closed in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithson.

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 Smithson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Smithson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Smithson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/