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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Smithville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Smithville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smithville, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Smithville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Smithville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Smithville is historic, it would have been located within present day Abbeville County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Abbeville County: Elbert (GA), Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens & McCormick.
Below are the counties that are near Smithville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithville:
- Abbeville County (The home county of Smithville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Cana ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Abbeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Due West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donalds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ware Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Level Land
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Antreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Honea Path
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Secession
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Latimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Calhoun Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lowndesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Iva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <2>
- Belton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Homeland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Fork Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Lickville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Promised Land
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Greenwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Verdery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Grendel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Mathews Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Hodges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Fairforest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Coronaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ninety Six
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Collins Lakeside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ekom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Cross Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anglers Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Cold Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Mountville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Laurens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- McCormick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Plum Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Chappells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mudlick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Old Town Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Saluda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Hesters Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lincolnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithville, see our County-by-County Page for Smithville.
Cemeteries Near Smithville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Smithville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Aiken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mathews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Save All Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Smithville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smithville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Cana ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Darraugh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hodges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Due West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Watts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Watts is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Donalds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ninety Six
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Level Land
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Calhoun Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithville.
Newspapers Published in Smithville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smithville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Smithville:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Abbeville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Saluda County
- Elbert County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smithville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |