Welcome to Smyrna ...

The town of Smyrna is primarily located in York County<1>. A portion of Smyrna extends into Cherokee County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smyrna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Smyrna has a population of 51 people<2> (see below for details).

Smyrna is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Smyrna lies within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Smyrna: 29743<4>

Websites for Smyrna ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yorkcountychamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Smyrna had an population of 51 people. This is an increase of 13.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Smyrna had a population of 45 people. This makes Smyrna the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 45 people, the population of Smyrna decreased 23.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 59 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Smyrna.

Communities Also Named Smyrna ...

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

Beyond South Carolina, there are 37 communities that are also named Smyrna - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (4), California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (5), Texas (4), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Smyrna ...

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

• Gastonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <5>
• Shelby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Gaffney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Kings Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• York
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <5>
• Clover
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
• Bessemer City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
  • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <5>
• Blacksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Grover
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <5>
• Sharon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smyrna ...

Looking for more information about Smyrna? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Smyrna, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Smyrna.

Adding Smyrna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smyrna 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 Smyrna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Smyrna post office opened in 1892.

We also found Smyrna in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smyrna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/

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