Smithville, Georgia
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Smithville, Georgia | |
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| Smithville Governmental Building and Library Smithville Governmental Building and Library | |
| Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′7″N 84°15′19″W / 31.90194°N 84.25528°WCoordinates: 31°54′7″N 84°15′19″W / 31.90194°N 84.25528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Lee |
| Area | |
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| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 593 |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31787 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-71464[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356540[3] |
| Website | cityofsmithvillegeorgia |
Smithville is a city in Lee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 593 in 2020. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.
History
[edit]A post office was established at Smithville in 1871.[4] The community was named after the local Smith family.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Smithville as a town in 1863.[6]
The Morgan Farm is located near Smithville, and is a late-19th century historic, rural African American farmstead recognized as a Centennial Farm (1995) by the state of Georgia, and listed as on the National Register of Historic Places (1998).[7]
Geography
[edit]Smithville is located in northwestern Lee County at 31°54′7″N 84°15′19″W / 31.90194°N 84.25528°W (31.902073, -84.255336).[8] It is bordered to the north by the Sumter County line.
U.S. Route 19 runs through the west side of the city, leading south 12 miles (19 km) to Leesburg, the Lee county seat, and north 13 miles (21 km) to Americus. Georgia State Route 118 passes through the center of Smithville, leading east 12 miles (19 km) to Leslie and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Dawson.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all of it recorded as land.[9] Muckaloochee Creek forms the northeast border of the city. The creek is a south-flowing tributary of Muckalee Creek and part of the Flint River watershed.
Demographics
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 163 | 27.49% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 403 | 67.96% |
| Native American | 2 | 0.34% |
| Asian | 5 | 0.84% |
| Other/Mixed | 8 | 1.35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.02% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 593 people, 239 households, and 143 families residing in the city.
Education
[edit]Public schools are operated by the Lee County School District. Students are zoned to Lee County High School.
Notable people
[edit]- John Batts (1814–1878), planter and politician
- Bessie Jones (1902–1984), gospel and folk singer
- Bill McAfee (1907–1958), baseball player and mayor
- Tampa Red (1904–1981), also known as Hudson Woodbridge, Chicago blues and hokum musician in Blues Hall of Fame
- William J. Sears (1874–1944), congressman, from Florida
- Ja'Lia Taylor (born 1989) first woman to run for mayor of Smithville, academia, social justice activist[11]
Gallery
[edit]-
Dismuke Public Safety Building, houses the Smithville Police Department
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Smithville Post Office
References
[edit]- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Smithville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 207. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ↑ Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons Arranged in Cyclopedic Form ... State historical association. p. 328.
- ↑ Edwards, Mark R. (1998). [[[:Template:NRHP url]] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morgan Farm"] Check
|url=value (help). National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2025. With Template:NRHP url - ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Dr. Ja'Lia Taylor". National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice Fellows, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). March 4, 2024. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Smithville - State of Georgia