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Welcome to Smith Ferry ...

Smith Ferry is located in Douglas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Smith Ferry: Smith Fry. (or less commonly used: Smith Frry.)

Smith Ferry is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Smith Ferry lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Smith Ferry: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Smith Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Smith Ferry - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Smith Ferry ...

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

  • Drain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Drain is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <4>
  • Yoncalla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Elkton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellogg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Scottsburg ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Isadore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Isadore is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
  • Rice Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Umpqua
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Town
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smith Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smith Ferry - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Smith Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Smith Ferry 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.