Welcome to Smithonia ...

Smithonia is located in Oglethorpe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Smithonia is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Smithonia: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Smithonia ...

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

• Athens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Dalton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
• Chamberlin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
  • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
• Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
• Elberton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Elberton is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberton <4>
• Madison Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
  • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
  • Former name for Madison Springs:
  • Alexanderville
• Cleveland Station
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
  • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
• Watkinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkinsville
  • Watkinsville is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkinsville <4>
• Royston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Royston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royston <4>
• Nicholson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <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 Smithonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smithonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithonia ...

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

Adding Smithonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Smithonia post office opened in 1889.

We also found Smithonia on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oglethorpe County: www.onlineoglethorpe.com

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/