Welcome to Smith Creek ...

Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smith Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Smith Creek: Smith Crk. (or less commonly used: Smith Ck. or Smith Cr.)

Smith Creek is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Smith Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Smith Creek (for example, toward Wewahitchka), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Smith Creek: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Smith Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Smith Creek - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Smith Creek ...

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

• Sopchoppy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopchoppy
  • Sopchoppy is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sopchoppy <5>
• Curtis Mill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
  • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
• Telogia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telogia
  • Telogia is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telogia <5>
• Central City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Liberty County
• Hosford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosford
  • Hosford is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosford <5>
• Crawfordville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Crawfordville is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <5>
• Panacea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <5>
• Lanark Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark Village
  • Lanark Village is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark Village <5>
• Saint Teresa
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Teresa
  • Saint Teresa is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Teresa <5>
• Wakulla Springs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla Springs
  • Wakulla Springs is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakulla Springs <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 Smith Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smith Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smith Creek ...

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

Adding Smith Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smith Creek 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 Smith Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Smith Creek post office opened in 1872.

We also found Smith Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smith Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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