Welcome to Smithville ...

Smithville is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Smithville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Smithville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Smithville (for example, toward Grand Manan (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Smithville is within the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Smithville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Louisiana (2), 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.

• Bar Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
  • Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <4>
• Hancock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Gouldsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
  • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <4>
• Lamoine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
  • Lamoine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <4>
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Jonesport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesport
  • Jonesport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesport <4>
• Milbridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbridge
  • Milbridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbridge <4>
• Addison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
• Sullivan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Cherryfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <4>

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.

Adding Smithville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smithville post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/