Welcome to Smith County ...
Time Zone: Smith County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Raleigh is the Seat for Smith County.
Smith County was founded in 1833. Smith was created by taking area from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Smith had a population of 15,840 people. This is a decrease of 3.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,491 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Smith represented 0.56% of the total population of Mississippi.
Below are some of the communities located in Smith County:
- Mize
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Smith County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <3>
- Polkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Polkville is located in Smith County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Raleigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sylvarena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Smith County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <3>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Websites specific to Smith County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Covington County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Newton County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
<1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |