Welcome to New Smyrna ...
So far, we found very little information about New Smyrna. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Smyrna to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Smyrna, please Contact Us.
New Smyrna would have been located within present day Volusia County<2>.
The location of New Smyrna has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Smyrna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Smyrna is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: The area where New Smyrna was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near New Smyrna ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Smyrna.
- Daytona Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach
- Daytona Beach is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,143 people
- Former names for Daytona Beach:
- Daytona
- Kingston
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daytona Beach <5>
- Port Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Port Orange is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orange <5>
- Ormond Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond Beach
- Ormond Beach is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ormond Beach <5>
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Edgewater is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewater <5>
- South Daytona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Daytona
- South Daytona is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Daytona <5>
- Holly Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Hill <5>
- Daytona Beach Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach Shores
- Daytona Beach Shores is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,641 people
- Ponce Inlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Inlet
- Ponce Inlet is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponce Inlet <5>
- Lake Helen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Helen
- Lake Helen is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Helen <5>
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
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 New Smyrna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Smyrna.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Smyrna. 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 New Smyrna.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Smyrna. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for New Smyrna.
Adding New Smyrna to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Smyrna in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Smyrna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Smyrna post office opened in 1833.
We also found New Smyrna in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Smyrna.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 New Smyrna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Volusia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Smyrna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |