Welcome to Smith ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smith, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Smith is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Smith: (803)

Communities Also Named Smith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Smith: This one is located in Chester County and the other is located in Berkeley County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 35 communities that are also named Smith - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Indiana (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico (3), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Smith ...

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

• Rock Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Rock Hill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <3>
• Fort Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <3>
• Tega Cay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tega Cay
  • Tega Cay is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tega Cay <3>
• York
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Van Wyck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
  • Van Wyck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wyck <3>
• Fort Lawn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <3>
• Sharon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <3>
• Lockhart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <3>
• McConnells
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnells
  • McConnells is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnells <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 Smith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smith.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smith ...

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

Adding Smith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smith 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 Smith was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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