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We found 37 communities that share the name Smyrna.
Within Kentucky, the name Smyrna is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Houston County
This Smyrna is located in Houston County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the south of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Smyrna.
Randolph County
This Smyrna is located in Randolph County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the south of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Smyrna.
Arkansas
Clark County
This Smyrna is located in Clark County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Smyrna.
Howard County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Smyrna [Howard County].
Pope County
This Smyrna is located in Pope County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the west southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Smyrna.
White County
This Smyrna is located in White County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the west southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Smyrna.
California
Tulare County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Smyrna [Tulare County].
Delaware
Kent County
This Smyrna is located in Kent County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the east of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Smyrna.
Florida
Holmes County
This Smyrna is located in Holmes County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the south of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Smyrna.
Georgia
Cobb County
This Smyrna is located in Cobb County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Smyrna.
Morgan County
This Smyrna is located in Morgan County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the south southeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Smyrna.
Indiana
Decatur County
This Smyrna is located in Decatur County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Smyrna.
Jefferson County
This Smyrna is located in Jefferson County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Smyrna.
Iowa
Clarke County
This Smyrna is located in Clarke County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Smyrna.
Louisiana
De Soto Parish
This Smyrna is located in De Soto Parish and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Smyrna.
Maine
Aroostook County
This Smyrna is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Smyrna.
Michigan
Ionia County
This Smyrna is located in Ionia County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the north of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ionia County community of Smyrna.
Mississippi
Attala County
This Smyrna is located in Attala County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Smyrna.
Copiah County
This Smyrna is located in Copiah County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Smyrna.
Nebraska
Nuckolls County
This Smyrna is located in Nuckolls County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nuckolls County community of Smyrna.
New York
Chenango County
This Smyrna is located in Chenango County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Smyrna.
North Carolina
Carteret County
This Smyrna is located in Carteret County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Smyrna.
Ohio
Harrison County
This Smyrna is located in Harrison County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Smyrna.
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
This Smyrna is located in Lancaster County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Smyrna.
South Carolina
Newberry County
This Smyrna is located in Newberry County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Smyrna.
York County
This Smyrna is located in York County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the southeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Smyrna.
Tennessee
Carroll County
This Smyrna is located in Carroll County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Smyrna.
Marshall County
This Smyrna is located in Marshall County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Smyrna.
Pickett County
This Smyrna is located in Pickett County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southeast of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Smyrna.
Rutherford County
This Smyrna is located in Rutherford County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Smyrna.
Warren County
This Smyrna is located in Warren County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Smyrna.
Texas
Cass County
This Smyrna is located in Cass County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Smyrna.
Harrison County
This Smyrna is located in Harrison County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the west southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Smyrna.
Montague County
This Smyrna is located in Montague County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the west southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Smyrna.
Rains County
This Smyrna is located in Rains County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the west southwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Smyrna.
Virginia
Bedford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Smyrna [Bedford County].
Washington
Grant County
This Smyrna is located in Grant County and lies 1,816 miles [2,922.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smyrna that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Smyrna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smyrna ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smyrna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smyrna and extending to:
Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smyrna to Louisville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smyrna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smyrna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1326, Longitude: -85.6519 In this case, the coordinates for Smyrna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smyrna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Smyrna 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.
<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.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Smyrna to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.143 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.32 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.69 degrees.