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Welcome to Smyrna ...

Smyrna is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smyrna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Smyrna is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Smyrna lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Smyrna: 509

Communities Also Named Smyrna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Smyrna - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (4), California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (5), Texas (4) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Smyrna ...

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

  • Mattawa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • George
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Beverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wanapum Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanapum Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanapum Village
    • Wanapum Village is located in Grant County
  • Desert Aire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vantage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mae
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
    • Mae is located in Grant County
  • Othello
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Cascade Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
    • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Smyrna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smyrna.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smyrna ...

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

Adding Smyrna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smyrna 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 Smyrna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Smyrna post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smyrna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smyrna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/