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Welcome to Smithville ...The city of Smithville is located Smithville is located in Bastrop County<1>. The location of Smithville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Smithville has a population of 4,515 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Smithville is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Smithville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Smithville is located in the (512) area code. The ZIP code for Smithville: 78957<5> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Smithville had an population of 4,515 people. This is an increase of 18.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.74% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Smithville had a population of 3,817 people (or 5.13% of the total population of Bastrop County). This makes Smithville the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Smithville represents 0.02% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 394th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,817 people, the population of Smithville decreased 2.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,901 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Smithville. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Smithville: This one is located in Bastrop County and the other is located in Gonzales County. Beyond Texas, there are 58 communities that are also named Smithville - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (4), California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (5), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smithville. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smithville. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Smithville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smithville. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Smithville. 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 Smithville. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithville. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Smithville. Looking for more information about Smithville? 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 Smithville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Smithville. We originally found mention of Smithville 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 Smithville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Smithville in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Smithville post office opened in 1876.
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