Welcome to Smithville ...

Smithville is located in Burlington County<1>.

The location of Smithville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Smithville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Smithville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Smithville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Smithville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Smithville: This one is located in Burlington County and the other is located in Atlantic County.

Beyond New Jersey, 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, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, 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.

• Trenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Burlington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Morrisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Bordentown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Wood - Lynne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood - Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
  • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
• Riverton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
• Rockledge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Rockledge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <4>
• Yardley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>
• Beverly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people

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.

Adding Smithville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smithville 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 Smithville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Smithville post office opened in 1866.

We also found Smithville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smithville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/