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Welcome to Smithville ...

Smithville is located in Kalkaska County<1>.

Smithville is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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), Maine, Maryland (5), Massachusetts, 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.

  • Kalkaska
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Kingsley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <3>
  • Manton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fife Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Deibert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
  • Sharon ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon has also been known as:
    • Big Oley
    • Jam One
  • Stittsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
  • Cutcheon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
  • Lodi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi

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 Michigan's counties, including Kalkaska, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.