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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Smithville came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Smithville in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Smithville. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Smithville, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Smithville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

Smithville is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Smithville. See our Misc Page for Smithville for more information.

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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