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Welcome to Smithville ...

Smithville is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

Smithville is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Smithville: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Smithville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Smithville: This one is located in Rapides Parish and the other is located in Vernon Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 58 communities that are also named Smithville - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (4), California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland (5), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Smithville ...

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

  • Ball
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
  • Lecompte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Boyce
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pollock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dry Prong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Creola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Libuse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tioga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Anandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smithville - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Smithville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Smithville 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.