Welcome to Smiley ...

Smiley is located in Lee County<1>.

Smiley is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Smiley: 276

Communities Also Named Smiley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Smiley - they are located in Georgia (2), Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Communities near Smiley ...

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

• Trent Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
• Alanthus Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
• Pennington Gap
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Harlan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <3>
• Sneedville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sneedville is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneedville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneedville <3>
• Jonesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
• Evarts
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
• Loyall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Willis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
• Wallins Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
  • Estimated population in 2016: 146 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 Smiley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smiley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smiley ...

Looking for more information about Smiley? 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 Smiley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Smiley.

Adding Smiley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smiley 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 Smiley was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smiley.