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Welcome to Smiths Mill ...

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

We've added Smiths Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smiths Mill, please Contact Us.


Smiths Mill would have been located within present day Jasper County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smiths Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Smiths Mill: Smiths Ml. (or less commonly used: Smiths Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Smiths Mill for more information about variations on the name of Smiths Mill.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Smiths Mill is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Smiths Mill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Smiths Mill was located: 706 & 762<4>

Communities Also Named Smiths Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Smiths Mill: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Troup County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 8 communities that are also named Smiths Mill - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Smiths Mill ...

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

  • McDonough
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Locust Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • East Wood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • East Wood is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Porterdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Newborn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Flovilla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton Woods
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people

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 Smiths Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smiths Mill.

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

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

Adding Smiths Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smiths Mill 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 (so far) for Smiths Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smiths Mill.

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 Smiths Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smiths Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Smiths Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Smiths Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.