Welcome to Smoaks ...

The town of Smoaks is located in Colleton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smoaks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Smoaks has a population of 118 people<2> (see below for details).

Smoaks is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Smoaks lies within the (843) area code.

The ZIP code for Smoaks: 29481<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Smoaks had an population of 118 people. This is a decrease of 6.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Smoaks had a population of 126 people. This makes Smoaks the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 126 people, the population of Smoaks decreased 10% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 140 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Smoaks.

Communities near Smoaks ...

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

• Walterboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
  • Walterboro is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterboro <5>
• Bamberg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamberg
  • Bamberg is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bamberg <5>
• Saint George
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
• Branchville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <5>
• Bowman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <5>
• Ehrhardt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <5>
• Rowesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowesville
  • Rowesville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowesville <5>
• Reevesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Reevesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reevesville <5>
• Lodge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Lodge is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge <5>
• Williams
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smoaks ...

Looking for more information about Smoaks? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Smoaks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Smoaks.

Adding Smoaks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smoaks 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 Smoaks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Smoaks post office opened in 1879.

We also found Smoaks on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smoaks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smoaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/