Smithville, Georgia

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

A post office was established at Smithville in 1871. The community was named after the local Smith family. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Smithville as a town in 1863.

Geography

Smithville is located in northwestern Lee County at 31°54′7″N 84°15′19″W (31.902073, -84.255336). 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. 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

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 593 people, 239 households, and 143 families residing in the city.

Education

Public schools are operated by the Lee County School District. Students are zoned to Lee County High School.

Notable people

• Bessie Jones (1902-1984), gospel and folk singer
• Bill McAfee (1907-1958), baseball player and mayor
• William J. Sears (1874-1944), congressman from Florida
• Jeffery Waters (1989-2019), second African American to serve as Command Master Chief of Naval Air Station Jacksonville (2016-2019)
• Ja'Lia Taylor (1989–Present) First woman to run for Mayor of Smithville. First African American to receive a PhD in Special Education from Smithville, Ga. Founder of KimRose Brown Academy and Founder of Rare Genetics by Lia Jai'
• Hudson Woodbridge (1904-1981), aka Tampa Red, musician in Blues Hall of Fame

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References

External links

• Smithville - State of Georgia

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2. Tampa Red
3. Georgia and Alabama Railroad
4. Lee County, Georgia
5. List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
6. Bessie Jones (American singer)
7. Southport, North Carolina
8. U.S. Route 280
9. GNN Radio
10. Georgia Southwestern Railroad
11. Bill McAfee
12. Albany metropolitan area, Georgia
13. William J. Sears
14. WZIQ
15. List of radio stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
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17. List of state routes in Georgia
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19. Georgia State Route 118
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