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Welcome to Smittle ...

Smittle is located in Wright County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smittle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Smittle is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Smittle: 417

Communities near Smittle ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Conway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hartville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Niangua
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Niangua is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Phillipsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plato
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Twin Bridges
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Evergreen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Jerktail ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jerktail is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
  • Saint George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint George is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smittle ...

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

Adding Smittle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smittle in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Smittle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Smittle post office opened in 1908. The Smittle post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smittle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smittle - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/