Welcome to Smethport ...
Smethport is located in Ashe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Smethport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
Smethport is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Smethport is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Smethport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Smethport: 336 & 743<3>
Communities Also Named Smethport ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Smethport - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smethport.
Communities near Smethport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smethport.
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Trout Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Orion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wagoner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wagoner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
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 Smethport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smethport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Smethport. 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 Smethport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Smethport. See our Newspapers Page for Smethport.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smethport ...
Looking for more information about Smethport? 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 Smethport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Smethport.
Adding Smethport to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Smethport 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 Smethport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Smethport post office opened in 1916.
We also found Smethport in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Smethport.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smethport - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Smethport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Smethport 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |