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Welcome to Smoketown ...

Smoketown is located in Bucks County<1>.

Smoketown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Smoketown ...

While we believe that this Smoketown is located in Bucks County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Smoketown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin, Lancaster and Northampton County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Smoketown - they are located in Maryland and Ohio.

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

Communities near Smoketown ...

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

  • Allentown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Norristown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pottstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Emmaus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Quakertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Doylestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Souderton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
    • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smoketown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smoketown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.