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Welcome to Smoot ...

Smoot is located in Hill Country.

Smoot is located in Travis County<1>.

Smoot is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Smoot lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Smoot: 512 & 737<3>

Communities Also Named Smoot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Smoot - they are located in Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Smoot ...

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

  • Austin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Round Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pflugerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hutto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <4>
  • Buda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buda is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>
  • Manor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
  • Elgin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Bee Cave
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • West Lake Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smoot ...

Looking for more information about Smoot? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Smoot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Smoot.

Adding Smoot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smoot 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 (so far) for Smoot was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smoot.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smoot - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Smoot area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Smoot area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.