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Welcome to Smiley ...

Smiley is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Smiley: 570 & 272<3>

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)
  • Archbald
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jermyn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
    • 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)
  • Mayfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Montrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Waymart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hallstead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dalton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • 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 (so far) 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. The Smiley post office closed in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smiley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Susquehanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smiley - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Smiley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Smiley 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/