Welcome to Smithfield ...

The town of Smithfield is located in Wetzel County<1>.

The location of Smithfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smithfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Smithfield has a population of 146 people<3> (see below for details).

Smithfield is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Smithfield: (304) and (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Smithfield had an population of 146 people. This is an increase of 0.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Smithfield had a population of 145 people. This makes Smithfield the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 145 people, the population of Smithfield decreased 18.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 177 people).

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

Communities Also Named Smithfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Smithfield: This one is located in Wetzel County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 42 communities that are also named Smithfield - they are located in Alabama (3), Alberta, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2) and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Smithfield ...

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

• Clarksburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <6>
• New Martinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <6>
• Shinnston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <6>
• Mannington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <6>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
• Monongah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongah
  • Monongah is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongah <6>
• Lumberport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
  • Lumberport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
• West Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Doddridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <6>
• Middlebourne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
  • Middlebourne is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <6>
• Pine Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smithfield ...

Looking for more information about Smithfield? 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 Smithfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Smithfield.

Adding Smithfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smithfield 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 Smithfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Smithfield post office opened in 1894.

We also found Smithfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smithfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/