Welcome to Smith Ferry ...
So far, we found very little information about Smith Ferry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Smith Ferry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Smith Ferry - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Smith Ferry, please Contact Us.
Smith Ferry was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
While we don't have the exact location of Smith Ferry , we believe that it would have been located within present day Tyler County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Smith Ferry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.
A typical abbreviation for Smith Ferry: Smith Fry. (or less commonly used: Smith Frry.)
Time Zone: The area where Smith Ferry was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Smith Ferry ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Smith Ferry - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Oregon and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith Ferry.
Adding Smith Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Smith Ferry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Smith Ferry was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Smith Ferry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Smith Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Tyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |