Smithville, Union County
Smithville, Arkansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Smithville, Union County.
| City | Smithville |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Union |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.225128 |
| Longitude | -92.574874 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Smithville is a locality in Union County, Arkansas, United States. Smithville is located at 33.2251°N, 92.5749°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72466.0.
Smithville lies in a part of Union County where the land begins to gently swell, hinting at the rolling hills that will become more pronounced further north, a subtle shift in the terrain that feels like a quiet exhalation after the flatter expanses. It lies 56.1 miles north-north-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east-north-east of El Dorado. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the humid scent of pine and damp earth, a comforting perfume that clings to the broadleaf trees lining the roads and the scattered stands of timber that punctuate the landscape. The houses, many of them modest, well-kept structures, seem to settle into the earth, their porches wide enough for a lingering conversation, their gardens bursting with the vibrant hues of summer blooms. The roads themselves, a network of asphalt and packed gravel, wind with an organic grace, mirroring the natural contours of the land, and the pervasive quiet is broken only by the distant hum of a lawnmower or the cheerful bark of a dog. The history of Smithville is deeply entwined with the rich, dark soil that has long sustained its agricultural roots, a legacy of cotton and timber that still whispers through the local economy. While the grand plantations of the past are now mostly faded memories, the spirit of hard work and self-reliance, forged in those earlier days, remains a defining characteristic of Smithville. The local timber industry, though transformed by modern practices, continues to shape the visual character of the region, with the occasional scent of sawmills mingling with the ever-present aroma of the surrounding forests. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions here; instead, Smithville offers a more intimate encounter with a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the quiet dignity of its people, a place where the simple act of watching the sun dip below the tree line feels like a significant event.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Smithville, Arkansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Smithville and Union County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Smithville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Smithville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |