Smithville, West Virginia

Smithville is an unincorporated community in southern Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 47 south of the town of Harrisville, the county seat of Ritchie County.^[1] Its elevation is 686 feet (209 m).^[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26178.^[3]

Smithville
Unincorporated community
Fire station on WV 47
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Coordinates: 39°4′26″N 81°5′39″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Ritchie
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	26178

The community was named after Barnes Smith, Sr., the original owner of the town site.^[4]

References

1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithville, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-23.
3. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
4. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 589.