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Welcome to West Fort Smith ...

West Fort Smith is located in Sequoyah County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for West Fort Smith: W. Ft. Smith (or less commonly used: W. Frt. Smith)

West Fort Smith is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for West Fort Smith: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities near West Fort Smith ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Fort Smith.

  • Fort Smith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Buren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <5>
  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
  • Alma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <5>
  • Barling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
    • Barling is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <5>
  • Pocola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
    • Pocola is located in Le Flore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <5>
  • Roland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Roland is located in Sequoyah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <5>
  • Muldrow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
    • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <5>
  • Lavaca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
    • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <5>
  • Spiro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
    • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Fort Smith ...

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

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Sequoyah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Fort Smith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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