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Welcome to Smullton ...

Smullton is located in Centre County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smullton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Smullton is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Smullton ...

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

  • Lock Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bellefonte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mill Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Avis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Avis is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <3>
  • Flemington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Flemington is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Centre Hall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Milesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Beavertown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • McClure
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Millheim
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smullton ...

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

Adding Smullton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smullton 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 Smullton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Smullton post office opened in 1902. The Smullton post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smullton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smullton - 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>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/