Welcome to Smith Town ...

Smith Town is located in McCreary County<1>.

The location of Smith Town has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smith Town, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Smith Town is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Smith Town (for example, toward Albany), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Smith Town: (606)

Communities Also Named Smith Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Smith Town - it's located in Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith Town.

Communities near Smith Town ...

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

• Williamsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Oneida
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• Winfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Helenwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenwood
  • Helenwood is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helenwood <4>
• Pine Knot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
  • Pine Knot is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knot <4>
• Strunk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
  • Strunk is located in McCreary County
• Wiborg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
  • Wiborg is located in McCreary County
• Foster Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
  • Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
• Isham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
  • Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
• State Line
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • State Line is located in Scott County (TN)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smith Town ...

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

Adding Smith Town to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smith Town post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smith Town.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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