Welcome to Smithfield ...

Smithfield is located in West Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

Smithfield is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Smithfield: 225

Communities Also Named Smithfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Smithfield - they are located in Alabama (3), Alberta, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (3) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Smithfield ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <3>
• Central
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
• Zachary
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
• Baker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
• Addis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
• Plaquemine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <3>
• Port Allen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <3>
• New Roads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <3>
• Brusly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
• Saint Francisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithfield ...

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