Do you know of Smilax ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Smilax. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Smilax.<1>

Our sources for Smilax (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Smilax other than they indicate that Smilax would be found somewhere in Wood County, Texas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1901 and closed  in 1905.

Communities Also Named Smilax ...

We found one communities that share the name Smilax.

Within Texas, the name Smilax is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Smilax in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Leslie County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Smilax [Leslie County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Smilax ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Smilax:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Wood County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wood County.