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Welcome to Smithville Flats ...

Smithville Flats is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithville Flats, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for Smithville Flats: Smithville Flts.

Smithville Flats is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Smithville Flats: 607

The ZIP code for Smithville Flats: 13841<3>

Websites for Smithville Flats ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

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

Communities near Smithville Flats ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithville Flats ...

Looking for more information about Smithville Flats? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Smithville Flats, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Smithville Flats.

Adding Smithville Flats to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smithville Flats post office opened in 1823.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithville Flats.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chenango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smithville Flats - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Smithville Flats). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Smithville Flats or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/