Welcome to Smiley ...

Smiley is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smiley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Smiley is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Smiley lies within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Smiley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Smiley: This one is located in Susquehanna County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 8 communities that are also named Smiley - they are located in Georgia (2), Indiana, Ohio, Saskatchewan, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Smiley ...

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

• Carbondale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Archbald
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Jermyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
  • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <4>
• Forest City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Mayfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Montrose
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
• Waymart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymart
  • Waymart is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waymart <4>
• Hallstead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <4>
• Dalton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <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 Smiley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smiley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smiley ...

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

Adding Smiley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smiley post office opened in 1854.

We also found Smiley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smiley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

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