Welcome to Smith Ford ...

Smith Ford is primarily located in Cherokee County<1>. A portion of Smith Ford extends into York County.

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

A typical abbreviation for Smith Ford: Smith Frd.

Smith Ford is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Smith Ford lies within the (864) area code.

Websites for Smith Ford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeechamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Smith Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Smith Ford - they are located in Kentucky and Missouri (2).

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

Communities near Smith Ford ...

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

• Gaffney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <4>
• Kings Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <4>
• York
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Clover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <4>
• Pacolet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Cowpens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
• Blacksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Jonesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Grover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>
• Pacolet Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet Mills
  • Pacolet Mills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet Mills <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 Smith Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smith Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smith Ford ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/