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Welcome to Smiths Ford ...

Smiths Ford is located in Douglas County<1>.

Smiths Ford is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Smiths Ford: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Smiths Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Smiths Ford - they are located in Alabama and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smiths Ford.

Communities near Smiths Ford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smiths Ford.

  • Idleyld Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glide
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fair Oaks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Oakland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkhead
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkhead is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
  • Old Town
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Sutherlin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Wilbur
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Winchester
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Roseburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smiths Ford ...

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

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 Smiths Ford - 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 Smiths Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Smiths Ford 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.