Welcome to Smoky Valley ...
Although we found mention of Smoky Valley during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Smoky Valley was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Smoky Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smoky Valley, please Contact Us.
The location of Smoky Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Smoky Valley, 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 Smoky Valley: Smoky Vly. (or less commonly used: Smoky Vally. or Smoky Vlly.)
Smoky Valley is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Smoky Valley might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Smoky Valley and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
We believe that Smoky Valley would be found within the (606) area code.
Communities Also Named Smoky Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Smoky Valley: This one is located in Carter County and the other is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smoky Valley.
Communities near Smoky Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smoky Valley.
- Morehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Morehead is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
- Olive Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Olive Hill is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
- Vanceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
- Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
- Sandy Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
- Counts Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Carter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lawton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Mountain Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Smiths Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
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 Smoky Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smoky Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Smoky Valley. 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 Smoky Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Smoky Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Smoky Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smoky Valley ...
Looking for more information about Smoky Valley? 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 Smoky Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Smoky Valley.
Adding Smoky Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Smoky Valley 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 Smoky Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Smoky Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Smoky Valley and then turned east". While Smoky Valley could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Smoky Valley as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Smoky Valley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smoky Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |