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Welcome to Smith Lake Landing ...

Smith Lake Landing is located in Stafford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Smith Lake Landing: Smith Lk. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Smith Lk. Lndng.)

Smith Lake Landing is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Smith Lake Landing: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Smith Lake Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smith Lake Landing.

  • Manassas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fredericksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dumfries
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Occoquan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quantico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stafford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Joplin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Joplin is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Triangle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chamberlain Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smith Lake Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Stafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smith Lake Landing - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Smith Lake Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Smith Lake Landing 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.