Do you know of Smith's ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Smith's. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Smith's.<1>

We found mention of Smith's as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Lewis County, West Virginia.

Communities Also Named Smith's ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Smith's.

Within West Virginia, the name Smith's is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Lee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Smith's [Lee County].
- Florida
  - Saint Johns County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Smith's [Saint Johns County].
- Georgia
  - Irwin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Smith's [Irwin County].
- Indiana
  - Clark County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Smith's [Clark County].
- Iowa
  - Decatur County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Smith's [Decatur County].
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Smith's [Jackson County].
- Maine
  - Penobscot County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Smith's [Penobscot County].
- Massachusetts
  - Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Smith's [Franklin County].
  - Hampshire County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Smith's [Hampshire County].
- Michigan
  - Gladwin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Smith's [Gladwin County].
  - Saginaw County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Smith's [Saginaw County].
  - Tuscola County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Smith's [Tuscola County].
- Mississippi
  - Hinds County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Smith's [Hinds County].
- North Carolina
  - Robeson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Smith's [Robeson County].
- Ohio
  - Butler County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Smith's [Butler County].
  - Gallia County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Smith's [Gallia County].
  - Muskingum County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Smith's [Muskingum County].
- Pennsylvania
  - York County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Smith's [York County].
- Texas
  - San Jacinto County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Smith's [San Jacinto County].
- Utah
  - Davis County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Smith's [Davis County].
  - Salt Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Smith's [Salt Lake County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Smith's ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Smith's:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Smith's - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in Lewis County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lewis County.

Big Skin Creek	Kemper
Blake	Kemperville
Browns
	Leading Creek
Collins Settlement
Confluence	Midway

Dovener	Nicoles

Edmiston	Seymour
Etna	Stalnaker

Fisher's Summit	Turner
Freemans Creek
	Wilsons

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Smith's could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.