Welcome to Smithdale ...
Smithdale is located in Livingston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Smithdale is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Smithdale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Smithdale: 815 & 779<3>
Communities Also Named Smithdale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Smithdale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smithdale.
Communities near Smithdale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smithdale.
- Ottawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Streator
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
- Marseilles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Marseilles is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <4>
- Dwight
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seneca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
- Minonk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flanagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
- Flanagan is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <4>
- Odell
(14 miles [22.5 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 Smithdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smithdale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Smithdale. 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 Smithdale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithdale. See our Newspapers Page for Smithdale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithdale ...
Looking for more information about Smithdale? 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 Smithdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Smithdale.
Adding Smithdale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Smithdale 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 Smithdale was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Smithdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithdale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smithdale - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Smithdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Smithdale 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. |
| <5> | 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. |