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Welcome to Smothersville ...

Smothersville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smothersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Smothersville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Smothersville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Smothersville: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Smothersville ...

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

  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Herrin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • West Frankfort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Benton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnston City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McLeansboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Christopher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ina is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
  • Sesser
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smothersville ...

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

Adding Smothersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smothersville 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 Smothersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Smothersville post office opened in 1879. The Smothersville post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smothersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smothersville - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Smothersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Smothersville 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/