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Welcome to Smiths ...

Smiths is located in Hinds County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smiths, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Smiths is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Smiths: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Smiths ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Smiths - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa (2), Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (3), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Smiths ...

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

  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Vicksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Raymond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Edwards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Utica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bolton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bolton is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Delta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Learned
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Newmans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Newmans is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
  • Newman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Newman is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smiths ...

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

Adding Smiths to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smiths 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 (so far) for Smiths was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Smiths post office opened in 1911. The Smiths post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smiths.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hinds, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smiths - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Smiths area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Smiths 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.
<5>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/