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Welcome to Smoke Rise ...

Smoke Rise is located in Troup County<1>.

Smoke Rise is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Smoke Rise (for example, toward Five Points (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Smoke Rise: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Smoke Rise ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 6 communities that are also named Smoke Rise - they are located in Alabama (2), New Jersey, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Smoke Rise ...

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

  • LaGrange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>
  • Lanett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanett is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <4>
  • Graysons Landing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
  • West Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hogansville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • LaFayette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Louise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Louise is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
  • Pine Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smoke Rise ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Troup, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smoke Rise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Smoke Rise area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Smoke Rise area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.