Welcome to East Smethport ...

East Smethport is located in McKean County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Smethport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Smethport: E. Smethport

East Smethport is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Smethport lies within the (814) area code.

Communities near East Smethport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Smethport.

• Olean
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
• Bradford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
• Port Allegany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
• Allegany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Portville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
• Mount Jewett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jewett
  • Mount Jewett is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jewett <4>
• Eldred
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
• Lewis Run
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
  • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <4>
• Limestone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Smethport ...

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

Adding East Smethport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Smethport 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 East Smethport was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Smethport on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Smethport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/