Welcome to Smiths Ferry ...

Smiths Ferry is located in Beaver County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smiths Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Smiths Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Smiths Ferry.

Smiths Ferry is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Smiths Ferry ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Smiths Ferry, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Smiths Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Smiths Ferry - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts (2), Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Smiths Ferry ...

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

• Weirton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• East Liverpool
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <4>
• Economy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Aliquippa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <4>
• Beaver Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <4>
• Ellwood City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <4>
• Ambridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
  • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <4>
• Columbiana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <4>
• New Brighton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <4>
• Coraopolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coraopolis
  • Coraopolis is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coraopolis <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 Smiths Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smiths Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smiths Ferry ...

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

Adding Smiths Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smiths Ferry 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 Smiths Ferry was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Smiths Ferry in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smiths Ferry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

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